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Are you suggesting that Google decided to risk the trust they've built over decades (worth billions) for a one-time infusion of a few million dollars?

• gcb0 8y ago
  no. and not conspiracy. just belive that they did the math and found out they can get the PR and a profit :)
  • phailhaus 8y ago
    This is the funniest explanation I've ever heard. Google is one of the biggest companies in the world worth hundreds of billions of dollars, their name is literally a household verb for searching, and you think they need PR? Sorry, this was obviously an accident that cost them ten million dollars. They are not going to orchestrate a stunt that makes them look incompetent.
    • JetSpiegel 8y ago
      > They are not going to orchestrate a stunt that makes them look incompetent. Speaking of the other Google story on the main page as we speak... https://www.blog.google/products/messages/latest-messages-allo-duo-and-hangouts/ https://www.blog.google/products/messages/latest-messages-al...
      • phailhaus 8y ago
        Yeah, that whole debacle does not look good for them. This is damage control.