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Re:Google Tried to Patent My Work After a Job Interview by tvladeck on Friday November 30, 2018 @12:54PM (#18570902)
“It’s a necessary evil”

Company motto: “Don’t be evil”

Do you notice the hypocrisy here?

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Re:Google Tried to Patent My Work After a Job Interview by DonHopkins on Friday November 30, 2018 @02:35PM (#18571922)
"Don't JUST be evil. Be evil AND greedy."
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Re:Google Tried to Patent My Work After a Job Interview by 16bytes on Friday November 30, 2018 @02:21PM (#18571805)
My experience with patents extends beyond Google. I've never heard "It's a necessary evil" uttered anywhere here.

Aside from that, I'm not saying that there's not hypocrisy but I am saying that the real story is often more nuanced than first appearances.

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