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> Google might want to look at the history of Standard Oil and the old US wide singular Bell Telephone. Those companies made their owners very, very wealthy, a
by forapurpose 9y ago
> Google might want to look at the history of Standard Oil and the old US wide singular Bell Telephone.
Those companies made their owners very, very wealthy, and the companies' decedents remain extremely wealthy and powerful. The CEO of one of the decedents, Exxon, is now the U.S. Secretary of State, for example.
Google may think that's a very acceptable downside risk.