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How is this new from solutions that others have already proposed? And what business does an ad company have in getting into this?
by tjpnz 8y ago
How is this new from solutions that others have already proposed? And what business does an ad company have in getting into this?
- zebrafish 8y agoIf it works, they can sell it to governments I assume.
- onetimemanytime 8y agoCorrect and there's money there. Other then disease they also bother you: a whole industry exists to keep them from biting you.
- bun_at_work 8y agoAgain, this is Verily [0], not an ad company. [0] https://verily.com/ https://verily.com/
- owlmirror 8y agoAlphabet is not only Google Anymore, it's a conglomarate with a portfolio of a very diverse range of industries.
- giobox 8y agoAlphabet never was “only Google” even on day 1. Google was long a conglomerate containing Google and “Other Bets”, other companies such as Nest etc before the alphabet shuffle. Google was more or less just as much a holding company for a diverse range of other companies such as this Verily then as Alphabet is now, which is why the distinction between the two is considered so artificial by many here, an idea further compounded by the fact Google stock was converted to Alphabet stock and still uses Google’s ticker symbols.
- dirkgently 8y ago> And what business does an ad company have in getting into this? Yes, instead of applauding the effort of solving a very difficult problem that could help people in real meaningful way, I am just going to go for cheap potshots to show how elite I am.
- bun_at_work 8y agoIt's far easier to make snide remarks than it is to critically think.
- dirkgently 8y agoA snide comment deserves a snide reply.