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How Google is priming its Next Billion ambition in India

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Re: How Google is priming its Next Billion ambition in India

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Post by TheAdamAndChe »

cscurmudgeon wrote: post #20
TheAdamAndChe wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I disagree. Power consolidation into a handful of multinational corporations has the potential to destabilize the globe more than a single oppressive regime. If dozens or hundreds of countries require these companies to function, that takes power from the country's citizens(if it's a democracy) to the hands of the powerful within those multinational corporations.

"potential to destabilize" Potential evil vs actual oppression today?

Potential _global_ evil vs actual country-wide oppression. The strength of a corporation capable of population-wide cultural and psychological manipulation shouldn't be taken lightly.

Re: How Google is priming its Next Billion ambition in India

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Post by sabujp »

thisisit wrote: post #18

Sometimes I wish people wrote concise stories. This one goes on forever. It is not a book that we need to learn everything from the beginning. Interesting is this comes 2 days after Google India has lost a huge tax case: https://www.medianama.com/2017/10/223-itat-google-india-tax-...

more countries need to do this, just because you have no local physical presence doesn't mean you get to avoid paying taxes

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Post by weirdstuff »

bauerd wrote: post #2

OT: Can someone explain why 3 votes made this the 3rd post on the frontpage?

And why are some posts, like yours, collapsed by default? And some accounts have default auto-dead comments. It's not transparent how this all works.

Edit: looks like another commenter mentioned this too. Sorry for the dupe.

Re: How Google is priming its Next Billion ambition in India

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Post by riantogo »

With 65% of the population under the age of 35[1], India will be a tremendous market over the next 20 yrs. That is the reason why you see Google, Facebook, Amazon all playing a role there, which will only accelerate.

But to activate this market India needs to get its act together on sociopolitical front. And I’m barely optimistic about that.

[1]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_India

Re: How Google is priming its Next Billion ambition in India

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Post by nischalsamji »

riantogo wrote: post #24

With 65% of the population under the age of 35[1], India will be a tremendous market over the next 20 yrs. That is the reason why you see Google, Facebook, Amazon all playing a role there, which will only accelerate. But to activate this market India needs to get its act together on sociopolitical front. And I’m barely optimistic about that. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_India

Can you elaborate on the socio-political front? I am trying to understand how politics and social dynamics prevent the penetration of technology.

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Post by cscurmudgeon »

TheAdamAndChe wrote: post #21
cscurmudgeon wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"potential to destabilize" Potential evil vs actual oppression today?

Potential _global_ evil vs actual country-wide oppression. The strength of a corporation capable of population-wide cultural and psychological manipulation shouldn't be taken lightly.

You think China is not on its path to global evil? E.g. Silk Road, Taiwan, 9-Dash line, String of Pearls strategy etc.

Re: How Google is priming its Next Billion ambition in India

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Post by QAPereo »

sabujp wrote: post #22
thisisit wrote: post #18

Sometimes I wish people wrote concise stories. This one goes on forever. It is not a book that we need to learn everything from the beginning. Interesting is this comes 2 days after Google India has lost a huge tax case: https://www.medianama.com/2017/10/223-itat-google-india-tax-...

more countries need to do this, just because you have no local physical presence doesn't mean you get to avoid paying taxes

The tech sector essentially exists the way it does today by dint of the slow pace of the law vs. technology. In short, this is a new robber-baron period, and it will probably end just as messily for everyone involved.

But hey, who cares when people think they're magically smart enough to avoid the consequences of their actions...

Re: How Google is priming its Next Billion ambition in India

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Post by TheAdamAndChe »

cscurmudgeon wrote: post #26
TheAdamAndChe wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Potential _global_ evil vs actual country-wide oppression. The strength of a corporation capable of population-wide cultural and psychological manipulation shouldn't be taken lightly.

You think China is not on its path to global evil? E.g. Silk Road, Taiwan, 9-Dash line, String of Pearls strategy etc.

No. What in my comment made you think I think that?

Re: How Google is priming its Next Billion ambition in India

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Post by riantogo »

nischalsamji wrote: post #25
riantogo wrote: post #24

With 65% of the population under the age of 35[1], India will be a tremendous market over the next 20 yrs. That is the reason why you see Google, Facebook, Amazon all playing a role there, which will only accelerate. But to activate this market India needs to get its act together on sociopolitical front. And I’m barely optimistic about that. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_India

Can you elaborate on the socio-political front? I am trying to understand how politics and social dynamics prevent the penetration of technology.

Sure. Zukerberg is right now in China, not for tech rollout but to navigate the politics. 42 countries currently block parts of open internet and the trend is growing. In India the people successfully defended net neutrality by pushing back on facebook’s free offering. So on…

Re: How Google is priming its Next Billion ambition in India

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Post by jacksmith21006 »

xj9 wrote: post #10

let's hope china (or somebody else) crushes their dreams. seeing the same big four dominate everything over and over and over is getting tiresome. can GOOG/FB/AMZN die already?

You only listed three? Who do you consider the fourth? Personally think it is one tier with two, Google and Amazon and then FB and do not know of a fourth.
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