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[ NNSquad ] How to buy Google for One *Million* Dollars (or maybe $750K) -- plus a lame tactic by Snopes.com
How to buy Google for One *Million* Dollars (or maybe $750K) --
plus a lame tactic by Snopes.com
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When Google Wanted To Sell To Excite For
Under $1 Million - And They Passed: http://bit.ly/9kQWDg (TechCrunch)
That's *million* Dr. Evil, not *billion* ...
And back in 1876, the Telegraph Company (ancestor of Western Union),
was offered the key Bell telephone patents for $100K (in 1876 dollars
of course, but still a relative pittance). The decision:
"In view of these facts, we feel that Mr. G.G. Hubbard's request for
$100,000 of the sale of this patent is utterly unreasonable, since
this device is inherently of no use to us. We do not recommend its
purchase."
Oh, and let's throw in Ken Olsen's notorious statement as founder and
CEO of DEC, back in 1977:
"There is no reason for any individual to have a computer
in his home."
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In the process of writing this posting, I noticed that Snopes -- which
I greatly respect -- at least appears to have rigged their site to try
prevent copying any text to clipboards, even in fair use legitimate
situations. Very disappointing, and also not terribly effectual,
since disabling JavaScript for the site (easy to do on a case-by-case
basis in Google Chrome) restores normal behavior.
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com)
http://www.vortex.com/lauren
Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800
Co-Founder, PFIR (People For Internet Responsibility): http://www.pfir.org
Co-Founder, NNSquad (Network Neutrality Squad): http://www.nnsquad.org
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