Thumbs up for Matt!<br><br><br clear="all">Jim Asbille, MSM<br>registered Linux user number 388067 <br><br>"Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential." -- Barack Obama<br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 11:05 AM, Matthew Nuzum <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:newz@bearfruit.org">newz@bearfruit.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im">On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 12:12 PM, <<a href="mailto:jrnosee@gmail.com">jrnosee@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> You hit the nail on the head here. Sad to say this isn't the only paranoia<br>
> block that's been done that's basically plugged 1 hole in a strainer. While<br>
> we can have USB drives we're simply not supposed to remove confidential<br>
> docs. While we're not supposed to have contractors on our network we have<br>
> in the past.....<br>
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</div>Such cynicism. Of the companies I do business with regularly, few have<br>
a track record as stellar as Google's for upholding values I care<br>
about. I cannot think of a time ever when Google abused my trust or<br>
let me down.<br>
<br>
We all know Google's advertising is their main source of revenue. I<br>
don't like advertising in general but Google's is the least intrusive<br>
I've seen, and honestly, I find it's often helpful.<br>
<br>
They have stated that they use automated tools and algorithms to<br>
process email in order to show ads that are relevant. They have shown<br>
that they are willing to do the right thing even though pressured by a<br>
government and faced with a serious economic impact (China). They're a<br>
champion of open standards and open processes and they've put their<br>
money where their mouth is time and time again.<br>
<br>
Personally, I have a great respect for Google and trust them. Way more<br>
than Yahoo (yes, I use Yahoo for IM and for Flickr). Way more than<br>
Microsoft (I own a couple computers w/ legally purchased MS software).<br>
Way more than Apple (I have an iPod and a Mac Book Pro).<br>
<br>
I think it's very hard to be so paranoid about Google w/out being a<br>
very serious hypocrite.<br>
<div class="im"><br>
--<br>
Matthew Nuzum<br>
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