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"If not buy, how about just pump some cash into them, the way Microsoft famously once did with Apple?" "What about Google.org, Google's for-profit philanthropi
by pmjordan 18y ago
"If not buy, how about just pump some cash into them, the way Microsoft famously once did with Apple?"
"What about Google.org, Google's for-profit philanthropic arm, which is investing in alternative-energy startups?"
Is it just me who finds those suggestions bizarre to ludicrous? They're practically begging.
- antidaily 18y agoRe-Google.org: In the proceeding answer Schmidt talks about newspapers as "doing the public good" - something we usually think of when we think of non-profits. He even mentions a non-for-profit news organization (not NPR). I think it makes a lot of sense. I agree with Schmidt that these organizations can't just fold; they are a vital part of our democracy.