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I quit using their search due to their sudden lack of ethics in the last few years. As well as my own disgusting experience I had doing business with them (tre

I quit using their search due to their sudden lack of ethics in the last few years. As well as my own disgusting experience I had doing business with them (treated me like garbage when invited to demo my tech. All their competitors I met with around same time were professional/respectful; deal or no deal) and then more so other stories detailing they do the same to others. Upon seeing that I was like wow my experience wasn't fringe it's in their DNA now. I no longer can support a company whose tagline is "Do No Evil," yet that's exactly what they do!

freshbagels 7y ago
> treated me like garbage when invited to demo my tech Do tell this story.
- paul7986 7y ago
  See the first comment in which I detail my experience with Google ATAP which mirrors the OP's story. She demoed her invention in an interview with them & they patented it without her knowledge/consent. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18566929 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18566929
  - paul7986 7y ago
    Some other examples of Google (Google X even) stealing from the little guy/girl inventors & researchers... https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/06/inventor-says-google-is-patenting-work-he-put-in-the-public-domain/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/06/inventor-says-go... https://www.theverge.com/2015/2/17/8048779/google-x-eli-attia-lawsuit-flux-architecture https://www.theverge.com/2015/2/17/8048779/google-x-eli-atti... https://twitter.com/ahandvanish/status/1072953071179874304 https://twitter.com/ahandvanish/status/1072953071179874304 I've spoken with some of these people and hear there are many more examples yet those people put it behind them or don't want to come out against the biggest tech company. That's too bad as for too long in history those in power and position have stolen from the rightful creators.

freshbagels 7y ago

> treated me like garbage when invited to demo my tech Do tell this story.

paul7986 7y ago
See the first comment in which I detail my experience with Google ATAP which mirrors the OP's story. She demoed her invention in an interview with them & they patented it without her knowledge/consent. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18566929 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18566929
- paul7986 7y ago
  Some other examples of Google (Google X even) stealing from the little guy/girl inventors & researchers... https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/06/inventor-says-google-is-patenting-work-he-put-in-the-public-domain/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/06/inventor-says-go... https://www.theverge.com/2015/2/17/8048779/google-x-eli-attia-lawsuit-flux-architecture https://www.theverge.com/2015/2/17/8048779/google-x-eli-atti... https://twitter.com/ahandvanish/status/1072953071179874304 https://twitter.com/ahandvanish/status/1072953071179874304 I've spoken with some of these people and hear there are many more examples yet those people put it behind them or don't want to come out against the biggest tech company. That's too bad as for too long in history those in power and position have stolen from the rightful creators.