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Google Going Evil is the Godwin’s Law of Tech Commentary
- kstenerud 15y agoAdd to that: Automatically tarring anyone who defends Google in any way as an "apologist".
- danilocampos 15y agoGina's point is true but also ignores human nature. Google has done two very interesting things: 1. They endorsed and accepted, internally, a moral test for corporate decision making 2. They milked this policy for a shit load of press. So for every "huh, what a great company!" they earned on the front end of the wave, now they must pay back a "hey, what about the whole thing about..." for every new act that seems incompatible with that moral absolute. Does that make for good commentary? Maybe not. But it was inevitable.
- sharrap 15y agoRemember Apple's Revolution ad? Remember Apple's 'Think Different' slogan? Sore has clearly changed its ethos but it didn't get the same amount of crap, out even similar crap, a Google doors. Instead all I hear is how Apple is a got profit company and we should be grateful for what Jobs has done to our industry
- yanw 15y agoWell put. Also worth noting that there is an anti-Google PR mechanism in place (honed over the years) that is used to feed the flames every time.