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This is fantastic news - now if only they would just cut the cord. The US Chamber of Commerce is straight out of the 50s and they need to wake up to the fact t
by AdamN 15y ago
This is fantastic news - now if only they would just cut the cord. The US Chamber of Commerce is straight out of the 50s and they need to wake up to the fact that innovative businesses want an open market, not to be coddled by the government.
- incomethax 15y agoExcuse my skepticism, but would Google pulling out ACTUALLY do anything? I can understand the argument that innovative businesses don't want anything to do with them, but again the Chamber of commerce is an organization aimed at protecting old businesses anyway. They could care less about what innovative businesses think.
- nextparadigms 15y agoIt could jumpstart a movement and other companies could join them.
- absentbird 15y agoI am not sure what Google pays in dues but I am willing to bet it is in excess of $100,000 and probably closer to somewhere in 10 digit range. That is a financial blow that would put pressure on them to stop alienating progressive businesses.
- jhamburger 15y agoI don't think they pay billions of dollars in dues
- Anechoic 15y agoIt didn't seem to work when Apple dropped out back in 2009.
- mcritz 15y agoI think the chamber of commerce could care less. They're a force of evil against consumers. If they had it their way there'd still be lead paint on your walls, seatbelts would be optional, and the ingredients of your food would be a mystery.
- davidhollander 15y ago>incomethax: They could care less about what innovative businesses think >mcritz: I think the chamber of commerce could care less. I think both of you meant they could "not" care less.
- ajscherer 15y agoIt's a common idiomatic expression and I'd be willing to wager that everyone who read it understood what it meant. I'd also wager that most people could really give a shit if it offended a few language prudes.
- ellyagg 15y agoI would usually agree, although not all idiomatic constructions are created equal. I find the "could care less" construction to be as nonsensical and dumb sounding as "irregardless". Moreover, I found your response to be gratuitously offensive as it paired vulgarity with an implied insult to your parent commenter.
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- codyrobbins 15y agoIt’s not nonsensical, and neither is irregardless. People use them for a reason and they’re both incredibly heavily attested usages. But this argument has already been had before in a million places, including on HN: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=853100 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=853100. Specifically, see my comment about why it’s hard to say that could care less is incorrect: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=854042 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=854042.
- bmelton 15y agoI followed those links, and was rewarded with what I believe to be one of the best discussions on HN. Thank you for having taken the time to share that. In hindsight though, I am saddened at how much more often conversations like that used to occur on HN, and how rarely they seem to now.
- adestefan 15y agoIt could be a PR nightmare depending on any of the news outlets actually picking up the story.
- jonnathanson 15y agoAs large and powerful as Google is, it's a drop in the bucket compared to the combined punching weight of everyone else involved in the Chamber. A lot of the companies may be old-school, and some of their industries may be dying, but in terms of collective political influence, they're a serious 800-pound gorilla.
- shareme 15y agoread the article..Google was not the only company listed of pulling out..