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tech bubble gonna burst

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real talk ~2/3 years ago people would be thrilled about this

i used to think that even if their software & services were largely junk google had expertly cultivated the """tech press""" / nerd groupthink that they were the defenders of ~freedom~, some kind of non-profit eff-like fighting the evil apple walled garden that threatened to envelope everything; nerds would roll their eyes at "you're not the customer, you're the product being sold" & eagerly sign up for their next me-too

but lol at how quickly they burnt that goodwill, just a fluke i guess

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that's mostly just conjecture cos gundotra left

they may kill off the fb clone aspect of plus but the one account sign-in across all their properties ain't going anywhere

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doesn't necessarily mean it can make money (as is anyway)

smart sale imo if it's real, get out now before the bubble bursts etc.

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https://twitter.com/Ambler3/status/497147418170126336/photo/1

reminder that google employees believe themselves to be supreme beings dragged down by oppressive 'non-technical' rubes outside of the bay area & have unironically petitioned for eric schmidt to be installed as ceo of america

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yeah I don't get why either of them would buy it & i'm legit curious/waiting for horace dediu to weigh in or something