Comments on: Google Tosses Its Code of Conduct — Along With 10,000 Jobs

By: MC Mom

MC Mom — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:51:16 +0000

Rocko, I guess that’s what all the lawyers are for, to create those convenient clauses.

Mary, you’re right that Google is just like other IT companies and many corporations in general, but most other companies admit that their overriding purpose is making money for shareholders, not avoiding ‘evil.’

And Strawberry Girl, that is evil. I guess freedom of speech applies in its purest (uh…so to speak) form in the U.S. but not in rich authoritarian regimes overseas.

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By: h3llc4t

h3llc4t — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:09:15 +0000

I had a friend who worked for Google for about a year. He was so excited in the beginning, and his soul was crushed by the end. It was so sad to see.
Those DNA kits are actually pretty awesome-sounding, though.

By: Rocko

Rocko — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 01:06:57 +0000

From Ecommerce Journal:

The famous Google’s principle “Don’t’ be evil” was once explained by Eric Schmidt who said: “Evil is whatever Sergey [Brin] says is evil.”

Aha! A clause!

By: StrawberryGirl

StrawberryGirl — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:24:21 +0000

I knew Google was evil when it refused to cooperate with the Feds to bust child pornography rings but cheerfully blocked content for Chinese users at Beijing’s request.

By: Simon Scowl

Simon Scowl — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:14:08 +0000

It’s greed and money that will be the downfall of us all…

No it won’t. It’s the sense of self-preservation among the powerful. And that’s just part of being alive.

By: Kristine

Kristine — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:22:51 +0000

It still seems incredibly deceptive to not report that these people are being let go from the company. But obviously the oh-so-saintly investors don’t agree since Google’s stock is currently up $8.