Google makes great products for the most part, but they are extremely hypocritical in their branding. "Don't be evil?" As Steve Jobs said, that's bullshit. "We didn't go into search. They went into the phone business." I don't have a problem with free market competition -- free markets make the world great -- but don't mask your capitalism in this phony centrist, new agey bullshit. Google also funnels gigantic amounts of money to political causes and candidates which I do not and cannot support, and engage in crony capitalism with said governments in exchange. Several of their top executives acted as "bundlers" for both Obama campaigns. CEO Eric Schmidt was appointed to Obama's tech board after being one of the top ten donators to his campaign; he then turned around and provided technical education and support for the re-election campaign. While all of this is legal, I cannot get behind a company which had a hand in those results. I will never forget sitting as a guest at the Townes Dinner, an annual honors dinner for the South Carolina Governor's School of Science And Math, listening to a keynote address from a junior executive at Google, who had the audience laughing with his "Don't be evil" bullshit. I looked around the room and considered the managers and executives of the major industries of South Carolina represented there -- engineering, textiles, automotive, aerospace, maritime -- and began to get angry. He's the one laughing at all of you, and you're eating it up with a spoon. I use their products because they are good products; but as a company I find their culture and values distasteful.
On Thursday, November 21, 2013 1:07:36 PM UTC-5, Edward Crosby wrote: > As a Google fan-boy - yes, I finally admit it - I'm curious as to why > anti-Google? > > ---------------------------------------- > Have a Better One, > Edward Crosby > http://about.me/edwardcrosby<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fabout.me%2Fedwardcrosby&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHiXc7EwH-Z1hRZyfkQzeiBsDmoKA> > > > On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 12:53 PM, Luke Jaconetti > <[email protected]<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> While this is a strange approach, I am all in favor of anti-Google >> merch! >> >> On Thursday, November 21, 2013 11:12:20 AM UTC-5, cwpreston wrote: >> >>> Lying about your competition isn't a sound strategy, but Microsoft >>> hasn't been known as a tactical genius lately. I'm far more comfortable t >>> Relying on Google regardless. http://www.theregister.co.uk/ >>> 2013/11/21/microsoft_scroogled_store/<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theregister.co.uk%2F2013%2F11%2F21%2Fmicrosoft_scroogled_store%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEn8_M3B9oXtk3j4HxQOwvdL_s84g> >>> >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "The Unique Geek" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<javascript:> >> . >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
