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The title of this seems... precarious. Wouldn't a better title be something along the lines of... > Epic alleges Google considered [a] coordinated, multination
by heybrendan 5y ago
The title of this seems... precarious. Wouldn't a better title be something along the lines of...
> Epic alleges Google considered [a] coordinated, multinational, hostile takeover attempt [of their business]
... given legal proceedings seem to be on-going?
Also, from TFA:
> In a statement, a Google spokesperson said, "As we have stated previously, Epic's lawsuit is baseless and mischaracterizes our business conversations. Android provides more choices in mobile devices for developers and consumers."
(@dang, not urgent, but thoughts?)
- aaomidi 5y agoI'm flagging this comment because OP has no affiliation posted on their profile but seem very interestingly pro google in their comments. I would feel less weird about this if an affiliation was posted, but asking the moderation team to change something that's highly critical of Google is weird to me considering the post history.
- heybrendan 5y agoNotwithstanding my affiliation is no one's business but my own (it's not a rule on HN), your claim is rather baseless: I read the article, directly cited it, and asked for a review to ensure something more consistent with reality. This community call mods' attention to title alteration requests regularly. In fact, you're out of bounds: > Please don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, brigading, foreign agents and the like. [1] I have a strong distaste for hyperbole and {mis,dis}information. That doesn't make me pro-Google. At best, I'd characterize myself as all-FAANG-ambivalent. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html