> Google has become just another US corporation They’ve always been that to me. We should all try to look past hype and focus on the reality, not just the perc

> Google has become just another US corporation They’ve always been that to me. We should all try to look past hype and focus on the reality, not just the perception of the moment. Does Google handle scale better than the vast majority of other companies? Yes. Did Google build an industry leading search engine? Yes. Did Google steal the patented idea[0] that ended up giving them essentially f!?k you money that has enabled a lot of both good and bad behavior since? Yes. Has Google acquired[1] most of the successful products they’ve had since? Yes. — [0] here’s one quick source: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-aug-10-fi-google10-story.html https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-aug-10-fi-googl... but definitely dig into the Overture vs Google lawsuit for a very eye opening story if interested. There’s a ton of shocking details in that case which had long lasting impacts for all companies involved. [1] Android, YouTube, DoubleClick, Google Docs (Upstartle), Google Maps (Where2/Keyhole/Waze/others), Google Voice (GrandCentral), Groups (Dejavue), Photos (Picasa), WebP/WebM encoder formats (On2), the list goes on and on