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If you are not paying for it, you're not the customer; you're the product being sold | 209 comments | Create New Account

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If you are not paying for it, you're not the customer; you're the product being sold

Authored by: cjk fossman on Tuesday, November 20 2012 @ 04:29 PM EST

I think he means on the web, where it seems to be true.

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If you are not paying for it, you're not the customer; you're the product being sold

Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, November 20 2012 @ 05:01 PM EST

With linux you're not really a customer, but rather a member of the community.
Some are developers, others provide support or testing, others maybe spread the
word and some just provide feedback by making a choice between the many packages
available so that the best can survive and prosper.

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You're not the customer; you're the merchandise.

Authored by: FreeChief on Tuesday, November 20 2012 @ 11:30 PM EST

If you are not paying for it, you're not the customer; you're the product being sold.
While catchy put, I don't think blue_beetle knew about Linux, or the GPL.

I think it is not catchy; it has extra words and they are wrong.

You are not the "product", because they did not produce you. Instead of passive "being sold", use the word that means that. See the title of this comment for editorial correction.

— Programmer in Chief

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