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Re:Google Buys Fitbit for $2.1B by swader999 on Friday November 01, 2019 @03:10PM (#21422627)
I'm on the outside but always had the impression Eric Schmidt was calling most of the "do evil" important things.
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Re:Google Buys Fitbit for $2.1B by etaioinshrdlu on Friday November 01, 2019 @04:14PM (#21423222)
I don't really have any special evidence to the contrary, but I suspect Schmidt gets a bad rap simply because of his appearance and demeanor of looking a bit stodgy like a bureaucrat from the federal Gov or something. He also has a very serious face. I think he was basically a competent CEO who steered the company away from risky businesses.
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Re:Google Buys Fitbit for $2.1B by heymijo on Friday November 01, 2019 @10:28PM (#21425522)
Every Andrew Carnegie needs his Henry Frick [0].

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homestead_strike#Plans_of_Carn...

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