Facebook is the new Microsoft, but that may not be so bad.(blog.stevepulec.com)
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Facebook is the new Microsoft, but that may not be so bad.
http://blog.stevepulec.com/2010/05/04/facebook-is-the-new-microsoft-but-that-may-not-be-so-bad/
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>When one system dominates a particular domain and locks users in, problems seem to naturally ensue. Unfortunately for privacy advocates, an open Linux-like system will have much more trouble coexisting with Facebook.
There are countless open source packages in this domain and countless people that run them or use them. Just how I like it, decentralized.
For example: Reddit, Status.net, Buddypress/Wordpress, Pligg, Elgg
There are countless open source packages in this domain and countless people that run them or use them. Just how I like it, decentralized.
For example: Reddit, Status.net, Buddypress/Wordpress, Pligg, Elgg
Puhleeze, really. Facebook did not in any way shape or form lead the 'dawn of the web', at best they launched a very successful social network.
The web is far larger than facebook and always will be.