Some time ago, in a post, joejolly said:
GOOGLE IS GOOD!
GOOGLE IS GOOD FOR YOU!
GOOGLE IS GOOD FOR ME!
GOOGLE IS GOOD FOR MANKIND!
And now in Slashdot we see the article, “Google Fiber Comes To Kansas City“. From cars that drive themselves to web pages that makes good use of Java Script, Google has been about creating new things and finding new ways to use old things. Google has done well for itself and for mankind.
So, one would have to wonder why one could hear this about Google:
Murdoch: Google is mortal and together we can kill it Or at least tame it
And who is the “we” that the speaker refers to?
While it would be difficult to “Kill” a fully functioning Google, attacking Google’s birthplace might yield “killing” results. After that, perhaps, there would be no more births of “Googles”.
Prior to 1980 and even sometime thereafter, Stanford University ranked high in the acm icpc programming contests. Google was born. But in 2010 Stanford University ranked 14th. Many other American colleges and universities were also clustered in 14th place while China achieved number one ranking and Russia number two.
When it comes to either national or international competition America’s neocons don’t seem to fare too well – except in wars. And they inherited the resources to engage in wars. There is little that one can point to and say “ATTA BOY” neocons.
While the promise of future Googles may look bleak, the world can look at the output of the current Google and say: “Google is Good”!
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