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Whereas in Europe university driven innovations are often placed in the public domain, especially in France. What is better for society? Depends on the viewpoin
by periheli0n 6y ago
Whereas in Europe university driven innovations are often placed in the public domain, especially in France. What is better for society? Depends on the viewpoint I guess.
- tpmx 6y agoNow pause to think about how e.g. France has made the EU spend many, many billions to create a search engine that can replace Google? (Unlikely.)
- periheli0n 6y agoGoogle earns money with advertising. They also do some kick-ass CS research, but that’s not what makes the money. In fact, ad sales fund Google’s research.
- tpmx 6y ago> They also do some kick-ass CS research, but that’s not what makes the money. Yeah, that's kind of known.
- periheli0n 6y agoExactly. Google churns out awesome innovation, but hardly any of that makes any money. Proving the point that money making is not what measures research success.