> It's also surprising to hear ..

It isn't though, is it? Google don't pursue anything that doesn't contribute towards their primary business of ad brokering. They simply aren't interested. Making hardware at all is a huge annoyance for them, but they persist halfheartedly to maintain their search dominance. Relying on their products is a fools game.

Future Circular Collider

My DVD/Bluray and book collections are expanding as I cancel Amazon Prime and AppleTV, and consider cancelling Netflix.

No. The launches are done with a fanfare that Joe Shmoe on the street sees, and re-enforces his idea that Google continue to do amazing things. The shutdown however is done quietly. You and I, and everyone here will see it, but we already know their reputation. Joe continues to think Google are the best, continues to buy their phones, or phones running their software and services, continues to use their search, and thus keeps supplying them with his data. This is totally part of Google's business strategy.

â¦and we find the reason for most of Facebook and Metaâ(TM)s problems.

Never, ever use the software that comes with it.

This has stood me in good stead for 20 years.

That 'national disease' is called lack of education. People aren't learning the proper reasoning skills they need to navigate life.

"Adam is a visionary leader who revolutionized the second largest asset class in the world" - No he didn't. He made himself and some investors, namely AH a ton of cash fleecing other smaller investors before the inevitable collapse of the business. It's nothing to do with the actual business, the business was crap. That's what AH do, they're doing it in crypto, and they are doing it again here. It's simply pump and dump dressed up.

Users who post on Glassdoor are not anonymous. A business that operates with this model is just a problem waiting to happen, and people who post there are opening themselves to risk of being outed.

Information wants to be free, either by a court decision like this, or by a change of government / legislation, or a security breach.

The iPhone 6S was all the vast majority of people need from a phone. Everything since then has been unnecessary candy to get you to upgrade.

The move is either massively naïve, or grossly irresponsible.

As backup for my claim I refer you to https://web3isgoinggreat.com/ , and any other article on Crypto and NFT from a reputable source.

"You're either a grifter or a mark."

The UK doesn't have a government at the moment.

This implies that it's not ok for police to access the data, but it is ok for Google to do what they want with it as a private company. I don't know what's worse.

"complelled"

This site has all the information one needs to realise the whole idea sucks outside a naïve utopian dream.