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A by product of what? 86% of their profits come from advertising[1]. If that's not the definition of an ad company then I don't know what is. [1] - http://ada

• reacweb 10y ago
  That is not the point. Money is just a mean. Read http://www.artificialbrains.com/google http://www.artificialbrains.com/google http://bigdata-madesimple.com/12-famous-quotes-on-artificial-intelligence-by-google-founders/ http://bigdata-madesimple.com/12-famous-quotes-on-artificial... http://mashable.com/2015/05/12/elon-musk-fears-larry-page/#1xruxWgyCSq7 http://mashable.com/2015/05/12/elon-musk-fears-larry-page/#1... http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2460571,00.asp http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2460571,00.asp .
  • theseatoms 10y ago
    Money is absolutely not a mean. Google is a public company. Money is its ultimate end.
    • reacweb 10y ago
      There is a legal obligation to serve shareholders’ “best interests”. It is not exactly the same thing as either maximizing profits, or maximizing shareholder value. See http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2015/04/16/what-are-corporations-obligations-to-shareholders/corporations-dont-have-to-maximize-profits http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2015/04/16/what-are-cor...
  • singham 10y ago
    Because of people like you, I am able to strengthen my bullshit filter.
    • reacweb 10y ago
      live in your own illusions