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Did you miss the part about misrepresenting who was who and the purpose of their contact?

• Kiro 12y ago
  I read it as if he was speculating and drew conclusions based on that. I also fail to see how they masked the purpose. Again, what was he expecting exactly?
  • deong 12y ago
    Exactly. It sounds to me like Google was possibly interested in purchasing the company, put out feelers, got a way-too-high asking price, and then lost interest. I'm not sure I buy the whole "faked identities" thing, but even if it's true, I fail to see why it's such an outrage. It doesn't seem any more harmful than me telling them, "I need to check with my family" as a way of buying time to consider a relocation. People hide things or offer misdirections to improve their standing in a negotiation. That's just the way things work. It sounds like, at worst, the Google people were pretty straightforward once they'd gotten past the initial information gathering bit.
    • gress 12y ago
      Why would you feel the need to lie and say 'I need to check with my family', rather than just tell the truth with something like 'I need time to consider whether that suits me."?