Google's slogan is "Don't be evil", not "do no harm." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don't_be_evil
Google often equates "don't be evil" with openness: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/meaning-of-open.html The Google Play app store is a testament to their belief in openness -- and its consequences… - Ernie P. On Jan 17, 2013, at 7:43 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Google Play offers users 'inspiring' Hitler apps > By JPOST.COM STAFF > 01/17/2013 > > > App store provides free applications with "inspiring" Hitler quotes, > including a quote > comparing Jews to blood-sucking mosquitos. > > > . > Google Play offers users 'inspiring' Hitler app Photo: Screenshot > Google Play, the app store for Android products, has made several > applications available to users looking to "enjoy the inspiration" of Adolf > Hitler. > > The app instructs users to download and "enjoy the inspiration of Adolf > Hitler on your phone." One application, entitled: "Infamous Adolf Hitler > Quotes" opens with the following description: “Looking for Adolf Hitler > Quotes?? Then this is the App for you!” > > According to Google Play Store, in the last 30 days there have been 10,000 – > 50,000 downloads of the app. The app contains numerous Hitler quotes > including a special Quote of the Day feature. > > One user commented on the free English-language app in the user review > section, stating: "Wow I love most of these words awesome apps and it really > shows the real Hitler." > > Other popular Hitler apps available on Google Play Store includes "Adolf > Hitler Thoughts," which states in its description that "the wonderful leader > has given a lot of quotes that could motivate people to conquer the world." > > The Anti Defamation League (ADL) blog last week responded to Google Play's > Arabic-Language app, “Hitler’s Sayings," slamming the "vile messages" it > displays. The "Hitler's Sayings" app lets users read and share what it calls > Hitler's "beautiful sayings that we could benefit from in our lives." > > "Hitler combines the charisma of the skillful physician and the grand > juggler…Read in this application all of Hitler’s sayings and share them > with your friends," the app states. > > One user commented on the application, saying: "Mr. Hitler caused quite a > furor with his deep thinking. A wise man, whose predictions came true in > almost all cases." > > The app, according to the ADL blog, offers users quotes such as "Jews are > like the mosquitoes that suck our blood," and "I could have killed all the > Jews in the world, but I spared some of them so you know why I killed the > rest.” > > > -- > Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community > <[email protected]> > Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism > Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org
