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Comment by sho_hn

6 days ago

Google Office suite isn't open source, is it?

It's not but it is free to use.

  • No it’s not. You have to give up your civil right to a jury trial via agreeing to a contract with Google. Just because something costs zero dollars doesn’t mean it’s free.

    You also give up your identity; you cannot make a Google account from a VPN without providing a non-voip mobile number. Privacy has value too.

    • I'm sorry, I should have used more explicit terms: "free of monetary charge" is what I meant. Nothing can be free in this world. For some people not paying money for something but getting their privacy invaded is an acceptable tradeoff.

      Google should allow this free tier where your privacy is invaded and monetized or a paid tier where your privacy is intact but you pay money for that.

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    • "You have to give up your civil right to a jury trial"

      this is absolutely illegal in europe... and probably in the US as well.

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