Hmmm...well I have to say that I DO understand your point of view on this - however ..if Google is not a technology company then what the heck is it? Sure seems like one to me.
As far as the privacy concerns go - there is more things in Chrome to ensure your privacy than in IE10 - hence these extensions I've been talking about. If you don't want your browsing history attached to you - then when you fireup chrome - uhhh don't log into your google account to sync all that stuff.
Regarding the email scanning - yes they do indeed do that - as matter of fact they've done it since gmail was created. Thing is though - I personally don't think with the trillion or so emails going though their servers everyday that they're too interested in mine...and if they use it to generate some ads for me (which I will have blocked of course), frankly I could care less. It's the wave of the future - our digital footprints. I find it interesting that you seem to trust Microsoft, but not Google. And I assume you don't use myspace, facebook, or any other social media gizmo's for the same reason?

>Simple. Google cannot be trusted. They've admitted to scanning emails. They're about to be fined by the EU for their privacy policies, which are the same here in the US. Google is not a technology company. Everything they do is designed to push ads to you. Android is a total mess. You never know what will or will not work. Even two devices running the same version of Android can be different. The biggest click tracker on the Internet is owned by Google.
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>>hmmm...well I haven't been following this thread so I missed why you don't use Android. But heck if your on windows, using a browser, and a better one comes along - seems only logical to use it seeing how it's free.