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[–] lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

I don’t think they invented the word

It’s naive to think Google doesn’t have a reason behind the popularization of a term that indicates to the user they’re not the one in ultimate control of their own personal device

Keep getting upset over it though if that makes you happy