I guess the same reason why smartphones are called “smart” phones.

Most poeple responding said that it has nothing to do with it, but I would add that someone who has these view is more likely to implement unethical features

The “someone” is the developer of Sync though.

I guess at the time it at least made Microsoft seem up to date on the last trends for investors?

Google Chrome is so far ahead that I don’t think we have to worry about people pushing for Firefox…