Such is the provocative thesis of this
article in Wired magazine. According to the article,
“Some of us have pledged our allegiance to Google: We have Gmail accounts,
we use Google Calendar and Google Docs, and we have Android phones. Others have
pledged allegiance to Apple: We have Macintosh laptops, iPhones, and iPads; and
we let iCloud automatically synchronize and back up everything. Still others of
us let Microsoft do it all. Or we buy our music and e-books from Amazon, which
keeps records of what we own and allows downloading to a Kindle, computer, or
phone. Some of us have pretty much abandoned e-mail altogether … for Facebook.
These vendors are becoming our feudal lords, and we are becoming their
vassals. We might refuse to pledge allegiance to all of them – or to a
particular one we don’t like. Or we can spread our allegiance around. But
either way, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to not pledge allegiance to at
least one of them.”
Have a look at the article and see whether you agree.
Ernster, the Virtual Library Cat
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