>But it seems clear that was not their primary motivation for SPYW. Their primary motivation was clearly fear of Facebook. This is my main issue with Google. M

>But it seems clear that was not their primary motivation for SPYW. Their primary motivation was clearly fear of Facebook. This is my main issue with Google. Most of their products/services were created/acquired not because they want to innovate or create something awesome. it's usually to copy or kill newer and more innovative start-ups and products or more established companies (many of Google's services are mediocre versions given away for free). Case in point: Yelp, Groupon, Twitter, Facebook, Apple, Skyhook, Yahoo, Microsoft, etc.