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Microsoft was the worst but not the first. Apple acts this way with Android, and Google has been paranoid for a few years. Great quote. It makes me wonder
by rollypolly 14y ago
Microsoft was the worst but not the first. Apple acts
this way with Android, and Google has been paranoid for
a few years.
Great quote. It makes me wonder if other companies secretly vied for Instagram besides Twitter.
I'm sure Google and Microsoft would've been interested in them. Maybe Facebook's seemingly outrageous offer was the only way to keep everyone at bay.
- ableal 14y agoI like the earlier bit of the quotation, more general and insightful: “These huge West Coast companies, peopled mostly by kids who cannot believe their good luck, commonly turn paranoid and think everyone is out to get them,” veteran columnist and broadcaster John Dvorak told VentureBeat. I'm also reminded of the old potato chip commercial where Jay Leno went "eat all you want, we'll make more".
- wmeredith 14y agoJohn Dvorak is a self-admitted professional troll. If he's being insightful, it's on accident.