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In the same sense that "Google" is gone and we should now be saying Alphabet. That is the holding company, but the brand remains.
by niij 8y ago
In the same sense that "Google" is gone and we should now be saying Alphabet. That is the holding company, but the brand remains.
- super-serial 8y agoThat's different - Yahoo has completely different owners now whose main business is in a different sector. Headline should read: "Verizon after acquiring Yahoo disregards normal tech-company conventions and snoops on everyone's emails like a scummy ISP."
- rrix2 8y agowhat's the point of finely tuning semantics when it's functionally identical?
- Dylan16807 8y agoGetting people upset with Verizon is a good goal.
- vageli 8y agoGoogle LLC still exists.
- ForHackernews 8y agoDo brands decide to violate user privacy? Or do people make that choice?