"If the US ends up in a civil war due to the actions of a bunch of social media "influencers" and marketing teams, then the average american is far more stupid than ever I imagined."

I just chalk that up to you not having a very good imagination.

Just the fact of oracle buying it is going to tank it as a 'fun & popular' app. Trump and Larry are going to drive Tik ToK stock into the toilet.

Well said. I would like to see time compress for this event.

You think they should be paid better? OK, so pay them more, otherwise you come across as a complete asshole.

"Could it be that Facebook has gotten too big to adequately regulate its content?"

I can't believe this is the conclusion he comes to. The fact that FB, the company is reading through all of his data doesn't seem to upset him at all. FB built a billion dollar plus platform that you get to use for 'free'. They are a datamining and advertising company, and all you 'users' gave them the data for free.

FB is just as bad as Tic Tok, the only difference is that Tic Tok didn't pay off the American government.

One of the best things you can do is delete FB.

Everyone but theater operators can see that regular theater/theater experience is going to the same place as Blockbuster. Some Theaters will survive, but they will be a niche; providing a great experience. If you do a pros and cons list of your local AMC theater I would be surprised if you came up with anything in the pros column.

I am so happy Edge is turning into a decent browser. I am so over the Google 'honeymoon'. I am doing everything possible at a personal and company level to get away from Google products and software.

So it would be ok if I started a business that allowed me to use your name and reputation without your consent? The answer is obviously no, but that is exactly what is happening in this situation. Since you don't think the state should intercede, please enlighten us with what mechanism should be used to not allow this?

Google has announce that they are shutting down their New 'Unified' Communication App. Last day of service will be 1/31/2020.

"Companies get built around a technology"

Companies get built against STABLE technology and/or technology that is backward compatible with old versions.

Google = version 1.0 of whatever. Moving to version 2 that supports V1.0. Nah, lets scrap the whole product and make a brand new product.
MS = version 1.0 of whatever. Moving to version 10 that supports V1.0. Yeah, we can do that, lets just change file extensions to differentiate the older product. /. = Let's bitch about MS software being bloated
Me = ???

We just switched our 75+ user company from Gsuite to Office365. The allure and luster of Google is no more. Businesses don't want constant innovation at the cost of stability. I guess I can understand Googles take on it, I mean who cares if they take away something free to non-paying customers? The problem (at least for Google) is that we were a paying customer that left mainly because of their constant changes.

Please do not respond with "You should use open office/other FOSS solution". I will only respond with 'we need stability and seamless sharing among multiple departments"

Even if Apple could, without a court order the answer is no. There can't be any exceptions to this, not because Barr thinks "well in this case he was so evil...". Court order or GTFO. As soon as one exception is made then the flood gates will be open.

The company that charged for the ad certainly did get a cut. Sure it was most likely a flat fee, but nonetheless it was a cut.

subject says it all

Just build your own PC if you want maximum upgrade-ability. Also by a good NAS.