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Google’s Internal Memo On Motorola’s Sale To Lenovo

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Re: Google’s Internal Memo On Motorola’s Sale To Lenovo

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> So please don’t speculate about the impact of the deal either outside or inside Google So google employees aren't supposed to discuss their impression of the deal at all, even internally? That seems rather heavy handed.

It's what happens when you go public.

Re: Google’s Internal Memo On Motorola’s Sale To Lenovo

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> So please don’t speculate about the impact of the deal either outside or inside Google So google employees aren't supposed to discuss their impression of the deal at all, even internally? That seems rather heavy handed.

Legal issues can get complicated. It's normal for a big company.

Re: Google’s Internal Memo On Motorola’s Sale To Lenovo

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> So please don’t speculate about the impact of the deal either outside or inside Google So google employees aren't supposed to discuss their impression of the deal at all, even internally? That seems rather heavy handed.

That's what happens when our legal system makes every byte discoverable. All it takes is for one Googler to send an IM to another that says, "I'm not sure the sale complied with [regulation xyz]" and then, even if the two of them had nothing to do with the deal, and don't even really understand law all that well, the archive of that chat can get dragged out in court as evidence of .. god knows what.
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