Phil Simon: It’s Money that Matters

Last week I called Phil Simon’s advice simplistic, when he called on those who disagree with Google’s privacy policies to simply walk away. I appreciate that he took the time to reply to me in his comments. Simon responded that:

Perhaps it was naive, but it’s not the first company to amend its stance. Twelve years ago, Amazon said that it wasn’t interested in becoming a publisher. Now, that’s exactly what’s it doing, much to the chagrin of the publishing industry. I don’t see how marketing to me more accurately is evil. Google needs to make money. If that’s simplistic­, then so be it.

A little bit more after the leap