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I can't believe I didn't see this coming. Given Google's size and mission statement, any company whose business generates new data must partner with Google, sel

I can't believe I didn't see this coming. Given Google's size and mission statement, any company whose business generates new data must partner with Google, sell out to Google, or kill Google if it wants to survive.

antiismist 17y ago
That's an interesting insight but it goes too far. For example, Mint.com/Intuit and Facebook can survive independent of Google.
- maggie 17y ago
  who?
- spoiledtechie 17y ago
  Google has approached Facebook to be bought out...
dabeeeenster 17y ago
What? Why? You can write your own CAPTCHA or use another provider...Unless I'm missing something?
- lucumo 17y ago
  reCAPTCHA has some pretty good network effects due to the amount of data they have. reCAPTCHA detects suspect behaviour from IP addresses/ranges/sites etc. and blocks users based on that.
  - codexon 17y ago
    Does this mean, that if recaptcha for some reason thinks you are suspicious, you won't be able to login to your google account, etc?
    - lucumo 17y ago
      Yes. Makes it a good fit for Google, doesn't it?