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   by xooglechoogle 4y ago

   Easily justified as good marketing. This #1 post on HN will Google (in various ways) much more than the cash they could have used to look like good guys, even if it wasn't done out of goodness.
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   by xooglechoogle 4y ago

   I doubt it. I expect most people could agree that it should be some small number of months of salary.
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   by xooglechoogle 4y ago

   Entities with massive wealth, such as Google, should always use money to soften the blow of their mistakes. Giving this person a small chunk of cash would make me respect Google so much more than just screwing this person's life up and