Comment by l33t7332273
1 year ago
I agree with the vibes of your comment, but I have to reply to this:
> Unless you’re talking about advanced PR and market manipulation techniques to capture and retain ad revenue
Those very much _are_ the goals at those enterprises.
Indeed they are, but my point is that _these_ goals are hardly admirable. At the same time, the claimed innovations aren’t real, at least in the sense that anything in any issue of the Bell Labs Technical Journal was. “Apps”, etc? This is like giving the Medellín cartel credit for their hippo culture while ignoring the basis of their real success.