We always want people to comment without snark, and I've replied to that commenter reminding them of that.
Your comments in the subthread are quite inflammatory, starting with:
> Windows and Mac OS are already functionally spyware posing as operating systems, as Microsoft and Apple are functionally intelligence agency partners posing as private corporations.
I totally understand that it's a valid fear given what we know about the NSA, which has been heavily discussed here over the years. But when you blithely assert this kind of conspiracy theory as an accepted fact, it is inevitable that it will set off the kind of flamewar that has developed here.
The guidelines ask us all to eschew flamebait and generic tangents.
Your comments in the subthread are quite inflammatory, starting with:
> Windows and Mac OS are already functionally spyware posing as operating systems, as Microsoft and Apple are functionally intelligence agency partners posing as private corporations.
I totally understand that it's a valid fear given what we know about the NSA, which has been heavily discussed here over the years. But when you blithely assert this kind of conspiracy theory as an accepted fact, it is inevitable that it will set off the kind of flamewar that has developed here.
The guidelines ask us all to eschew flamebait and generic tangents.