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> Both Android and Chrome need to be spun out--at this point they are basically public utilities. And then what: future development paid for by taxes, done by

• rjmunro 7y ago
  Public servants normally can be fired by elected officials. Elected officials can be "fired" by the people, albeit only once every 4 years. Perhaps spun into some sort of not-for-profit, like Firefox. It's a difficult problem. Most options seem bad, but the current situation is bad too.
  • pdonis 7y ago
    > Public servants normally can be fired by elected officials. No, they can't. There are extensive laws, rules, and regulations that prevent elected officials from firing government employees arbitrarily. > Elected officials can be "fired" by the people, albeit only once every 4 years. Every 2 years for the House of Representatives, every 6 years for Senators. But that almost never happens; the US Congress has incumbent re-election rates well above 90 percent. US Presidents are limited to two terms, so every so often we are forced to choose a new one.