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Which would make the deal about break even, depending on whether that was more like $1B or $2B lost each year.
by xapata 9y ago
Which would make the deal about break even, depending on whether that was more like $1B or $2B lost each year.
- nimchimpsky 9y agoIt's almost as if the people running Google are not idiots.
- IshKebab 9y agoThat's a stupid thing to say. People running large companies can be idiots. Look at Microsoft's Nokia deal.
- heartbreak 9y agoThere’s a difference between being an idiot and losing a bet, right?
- nimchimpsky 9y agoSteve Ballmer strikes me as an idiot. He doesn't run google.
- xapata 9y agoGates thought he was sharp. Do you think Gates can't tell the difference?
- nimchimpsky 9y agoPeople make ,mistakes, and my definition of a raving idiot maybe different to others.
- ethbro 9y agoAt the same time, what was the alternative? If you wanted Motorola type patents... you can't just buy them off a shelf. There's a limited supply, and only some of them are ever for sale.