The Chrome EULA...
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...sucks. http://tapthehive.com/discuss/This\_Post\_Not\_Made\_In\_Chrome\_Google\_s\_EULA\_Sucks This will probably mean I cannot use Chrome at work. WTF?
Give it time, it's only a beta and they had to release a few days early unexpectedly, they clearly dropped in a license from another product just to get it out the door and accidentally left in a lot of irrelevant stuff.
"It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don't say it." -Sam Levenson
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No not illegal, because they aren't forcing you to do anything - it's your choice as to whether you use the browser. What gets me is how everyone goes on about how evil 'M$' are, yet for years Microsoft have become a lame duck with all the anti-trust mess they have gone through. Microsoft can't sneeze without someone combing through the debris to ensure they are sneezing in a fair and just manner. Google, on the other hand, Can Do No Wrong. I don't get it. Microsoft tried to squeeze a few more bucks out of its customers (A business? Trying to get cash? Noooo!!) and then tried to take out its competition (again: A business? Being aggressively competitive? Noooo!!) but Google essentially has a monopoly on search. It controls which sites you view. It knows what you are reading (search) where you are interested in (maps), where you are (IP location), what sites you visit (through the AdWords that everyone has on their sites), and your private emails (GMail). This isn't a few bucks or a rival company being squashed. This is your personal information - information you wouldn't in a million years voluntarily give to a company if they came knocking at your door and asked for openly. Sure, Microsoft and Yahoo have much of this information too, but not to the extent, and they as companies are (now) open and constantly scrutinized and criticized. But why this continued Google blindspot? It boggles me.
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Well said, Chris! :-D
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