I’m not sure who said this first. Apparently this comment on Metafilter.
“If you’re not paying for it, you’re not the customer; you are the product being sold.”
Think Facebook. Think almost every Google product including Android. Think Hulu. Interesting point of view, no? Where does this leave Open Source Software?
Is it the same when you get a free T-Shirt?
Think about it, when you get a free t-shirt it almost always has advertising. They are using you as a billboard!