“Google isn’t so bad”

Interesting, if not inherently flawed, article by Farhad Manjoo. “Honan might be right that Google has violated its own definition of evil, but doesn’t it matter that every one of its rivals also routinely violates Google’s definition of evil?” I say flawed, because I value promises more than anything. Google has done things recently that break their initial promise. That sucks – there’s no way around it. I do love Gruber’s take, though: “It’s not that Google is evil. It’s that they’re hypocrites. That’s the difference between Google and its competitors.” In other words, it’s perfectly fine to be an evil scumbag company, as long as you’re not claiming you’re not. That’s a rather… Warped view on morality.

30 Comments

  1. 2012-04-04 10:40 pm
    • 2012-04-05 12:17 am
      • 2012-04-05 8:17 am
        • 2012-04-05 2:02 pm
          • 2012-04-05 4:42 pm
        • 2012-04-05 7:07 pm
  2. 2012-04-04 11:21 pm
  3. 2012-04-04 11:21 pm
    • 2012-04-05 11:17 am
    • 2012-04-05 11:51 am
    • 2012-04-05 6:31 pm
      • 2012-04-05 6:49 pm
        • 2012-04-05 10:47 pm
  4. 2012-04-05 1:09 am
    • 2012-04-05 2:20 am
      • 2012-04-05 5:46 pm
  5. 2012-04-05 3:23 am
    • 2012-04-05 11:19 am
  6. 2012-04-05 5:14 am
  7. 2012-04-05 5:28 am
    • 2012-04-05 4:39 pm
  8. 2012-04-05 9:17 am
  9. 2012-04-05 11:11 am
    • 2012-04-05 11:48 am
  10. 2012-04-05 3:39 pm
  11. 2012-04-05 4:36 pm
  12. 2012-04-05 7:57 pm
  13. 2012-04-06 11:34 pm
  14. 2012-04-07 12:33 am