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Does Google do blue-sky software projects like this for the good of society anymore? I've heard rumors they've gotten more focused, I've seen their offerings sh
by fennecfoxen 7y ago
Does Google do blue-sky software projects like this for the good of society anymore? I've heard rumors they've gotten more focused, I've seen their offerings shut down, and I am not sure this project would actually be profitable for them.
And I say this as an avid cyclist.
- tristanj 7y agoGoogle invests 10s of millions in their nonprofit google.org. They work on some software projects. Google Arts & Culture also comes to mind, I don't believe they make any money from it.
- fennecfoxen 7y agoDo you think bike lanes are a good project for Google.org to sponsor? Is a nonprofit-sponsored collaboration within an existing product like Google Maps actually workable?