[Sigia-l] Issues in the taxonomy of human experience

[James Melzer]

The topic of "how much would you pay for this service?" comes up
occasionally on this list. I think the question is relevant for
Google's services, which are by and large no-charge to the public. But
there is no free lunch. No-charge and free are different things. If
the _price_ is privacy, how much would you be willing to pay for the
best email, the best search, the best maps, best desktop search, and
so forth? I think a lot of people would pay dearly to enjoy a good
software experience.

~ James

On 8/25/05, Skot Nelson <skot at penguinstorm.com> wrote:
> On 24-Aug-05, at 7:59 AM, Manu Sharma wrote:
> 
> 
> And why is that? Is Google out of news? Has Google bought those privacy
> organisations that were screaming murder an year ago, the legislator that
> wanted to ban it? Or is it because people have realised this is a non-issue.
> 
> no, and I'm now repeating a point i made earlier:
> 
> Google's motivations may change.
> 
> they are, in fact, now more likely to change given the company's status as a
> publicly traded company with shareholders.
> 
> this is not a non-issue. google IS analyzing data which, by many
> definitions, would be considered private (the content of my email, for
> example).
> 
> that many aren't worried about it (including myself in the short term)
> doesn't make it a non-issue. it just makes it an issue that many people
> don't worry about.
> 
> 
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James Melzer


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