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Re: Why I left Google (2012)

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Post by wslh »

jrockway wrote: post #13

This is from March of last year , BTW, and has been discussed numerous other times on HN. (Ironically, there have been so many other articles titled "Why I left Google" on HN that I can't actually find this one in the archives. But it's there :)

The issues around "Why I left A_PUBLIC_COMPANY" are really important. The question go beyond Google(s), it forces us to think if there are alternatives to growing or being public without doing a deal with the "devil". I don't think so, the definition of a public company implies that.

Can private companies with less capital win this game and stay relevant in the long term?

Re: Why I left Google (2012)

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Post by skrebbel »

dale386 wrote: post #39
wslh wrote: post #2

Are Google's driverless car just a way to show more ads? Instead of driving a car you could be watching an ad.

No, they are a way to more effectively collect photos for Street View and WiFi AP locations for GPS-free location based services... both are which are products of Google Maps which itself is a vessel for selling advertising.

that sounds very far fetched.

Re: Why I left Google (2012)

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Post by joonix »

wslh wrote: post #41
jrockway wrote: post #13

This is from March of last year , BTW, and has been discussed numerous other times on HN. (Ironically, there have been so many other articles titled "Why I left Google" on HN that I can't actually find this one in the archives. But it's there :)

The issues around "Why I left A_PUBLIC_COMPANY" are really important. The question go beyond Google(s), it forces us to think if there are alternatives to growing or being public without doing a deal with the "devil". I don't think so, the definition of a public company implies that. Can private companies with less capital win this game and stay relevant in the long term?

There are plenty of massive, dominant private companies. Koch, SC Johnson, the list goes on ...

The nature of VC or anyone investing OPM requires a short horizon. When it's your own money you don't ever have to cash out.

Re: Why I left Google (2012)

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Post by rburhum »

Colliwinks wrote: post #19

"Sharing is not broken" "Share this on Facebook, Twitter, Digg, Delicious, Reddit, LinkedIn, SlashDot, Myspace, Technorati, Friendfeed, Messenger, or Stumbleupon."

Only two of those are relevant. With the right content, a third one may also work. The rest, you can ignore

Re: Why I left Google (2012)

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Post by petrel »

Google first Kills or acquire small companies and then kill the acquired company for integrating it with Google Plus. Then turn off the service without thinking about the peoples using it.

It is the power of huge money, monopoly and over confidence.

Re: Why I left Google (2012)

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Post by chollida1 »

qompiler wrote: post #29

I don't like Google. But I don't like Microsoft either. And this guy has evil written all over him. He worked at Microsoft for 3 years prior to joining Google. He is now back working for Microsoft. Blogging on msdn.com. http://www.linkedin.com/pub/james-whittaker/13/878/229

> And this guy has evil written all over him.

Can you explain what about him makes him "evil"?

Re: Why I left Google (2012)

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Post by pablasso »

numbsafari wrote: post #5

The way these things read... I wonder if people are getting paid an extra bonus to have PR write up a "why I left the other guy" post and put their name on it as way to just bundle up a bunch of FUD in one place. I'm not a big fan of either Google or Microsoft, so I don't really care about what they say. It's just that these "why I quit" letters have become boilerplate PR pieces that don't really offer anything new o…

That sounds a little paranoic. I imagine the negative PR a company would get if this gets known would be far worse that whatever they could gain with a small blog post like this one.

Re: Why I left Google (2012)

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Post by paranoiacblack »

chollida1 wrote: post #48
qompiler wrote: post #29

I don't like Google. But I don't like Microsoft either. And this guy has evil written all over him. He worked at Microsoft for 3 years prior to joining Google. He is now back working for Microsoft. Blogging on msdn.com. http://www.linkedin.com/pub/james-whittaker/13/878/229

> And this guy has evil written all over him. Can you explain what about him makes him "evil"?

I think it's fairly clear that if you work for a large company like Google or Microsoft, you are quite literally the spawn of Satan.
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