Who Will Win Control of the Web? 206
Barence writes "Control of the web is up for grabs. Each of the big three computing companies – Microsoft, Apple and Google – has its own radically different vision to promote, as does the world's biggest creative software company, Adobe. And HTML itself is changing, too. This article examines the case for each of the contenders in the war of the web and, with the help of industry experts, assesses which – if any – is most likely to emerge as victor."
You're 110% correct (good job "git")... apk (Score:0, Interesting)
"If each of you here went over to 10 people's homes and set them up on something like Tor, and showed them how to protect their privacy and avoid malware and advertisement, executives everywhere would be protesting in front of Congress to stop those goddamned citizens from ruining their perfectly profitable business built on exploiting them. That, people, is power. And it is yours, not theirs." - by girlintraining (1395911) on Saturday November 27, @11:25AM (#34358112)
You're dead-on correct, & I agree, 110% (well said): I felt the same way, more or less along the lines of "wait a second - it's PEOPLE that make the internet great... not companies!" when I read this article this a.m. over a cup of coffee here.
As to what I bolded above? Doing my part here:
http://www.bing.com/search?q=%22HOW+TO+SECURE+Windows+2000%2FXP%22&go=&form=QBRE [bing.com]
As my guide for securing Windows & showing users how to do so, via the EASIEST/SIMPLEST MEANS I KNOW OF POSSIBLE (CIS Tool, or others like MBSA + Windows own "built-in" native tools). You & I? We think much alike.
Well, I "digress", as to your being "110% correct": I have had my share of 'naysayers' in my guides (trolls everywhere & all that), but the reviews & ratings others gave that guide of mine for securing Windows overrode that much easily, & you MAY be correct it was "execs" & their cronies coming in to "try to stop it" (good luck - ideas, especially ideas that are effective & benefit others for free, are HARD to kill!) - but, I don't think it was, and I have not heard any "b.s." from that ilk to date (2-3 yrs. now in fact).
APK
P.S.=> As far as "going into 10 people's homes" on my part though? Heh - that guide's seen over 600,000 views (and that was when I stopped counting it across the 15 websites it's been hosted on where it's received 5/5 star ratings, & was made a "sticky/pinned thread" across most of them (nearly all), everytime it was posted... it even got me PAID $100 for winning the January 2008 contest for "article of the month" over @ PC Pitstop http://pcpitstop.com/news/winners.asp [pcpitstop.com] ... which was completely unexpected (I didn't even KNOW they did that when I posted it, was a nice surprise & helped me obtain a WD Velocirpator 300gb model)).
Yup, you're right again: Funniest part is, when you try help others and end up doing so? It's funny how the community itself online will help YOU in return (in many ways)... ala "what comes around, goes around"... apk
Re:Answer (Score:5, Interesting)
You know, people are always reluctant for me to touch their computers and install privacy-enhancing software, until I show them how much faster their computer runs without malware, spyware, and pre-installed garbage. After I strip away all the advertisements they see on the web, they're utterly delighted. They want to buy me dinner, or hug me until I choke. They go from skeptics to supporters in a matter of minutes. And then I explain to them how I did it, and ask them to show their friends.
People come to me all the time now asking for the same services: How do I turn off advertisements on my internet? How to I get rid of all these popups trying to sell me crap? And increasingly, people are asking me how they can browse without the government knowing what they are looking at. See, people do read all this crap on CNN; They just feel powerless to do anything about it.
But once they have a community resource willing to show them, suddenly you've got the most unlikeliest of people knocking at your door. Traditional arguments about power and government hold little weight when I can show people how to push a button and make all the bullsh*t go away. No more tracking. No more advertisements. Bamf. Gone. All of it. They're free to use the public resource that is the internet with a peace of mind and just a smidgeon of anonymity and privacy.
And they do. Oh how they do.
Re:How do we make sure? (Score:3, Interesting)
"Slashdot may have political bias"
Speaking about political bias, peoples understanding of what reason is and how it functions is seriously incorrect on all sides.
Everyone on slashdot should see the following:
Clip from important part:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYmi0DLzBdQ [youtube.com]
Te whole thing on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOdJMuCreDA [youtube.com]