Ahh! I see! In my church the word literally means "To own". Many people
don't know this but the infant baptism literally meant "To own birthright"
(the early Roman Empire did this to own the citizenship of the countries and
people it occupied) The word has evolved to 'forgiveness'. But it really
means 'to own' or 'declare ownership'
I'm to tired right now so I'll do my Hail Mary's in the morning.
*: )*
On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 10:23 PM, Tim Au Yeung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> *chuckles*
>
> The confusion doesn't stem from the concept (which is merely another way of
> expressing monopolist behavior) but the usage of the word "absolve".
>
> Unless Google's truly gone off the deep end, I doubt they've been going
> around forgiving companies ("what -- you're part of the dot-com bust? 30
> Hail Mary's and go and sin no more...")
>
> Tim
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>
> Brett Lutchman wrote:
>
>> Google has no plans on making an immediate profit off of the companies
>> they
>> absolve.
>> They are buying out all major 'virtual domain' property and services.
>>
>> I have no idea what that actually means. - Jared Spool.
>>
>> It's very simple. I don't know why you would have 'no idea what that
>> actually means.'
>> Google thinks very, very big. They are thinking of 2 things.
>> 1. Mine data from users
>> 2. Slow, steady and sure profit
>>
>> When Google buys out companies, they'll take a hit (like most wise
>> companies) if they have to to ensure a steady and sure thing.
>> Even if it means not making an immediate profit.
>> 'Investment' is the word I'm looking for.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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