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A comment on Stadia owners on Reddit blasting Google over radio silence and lack of support. Parent comment

Re:Stadia owners on Reddit blasting Google over radio silenc... by afarrell on Tuesday January 28, 2020 @10:01PM (#22176858)
What does "excuse" mean here, as opposed to "reason"?
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Re:Stadia owners on Reddit blasting Google over radio silenc... by slg on Tuesday January 28, 2020 @11:31PM (#22177459)
Excuse implies a value judgement that the explanation is acceptable and therefore blame should be reduced or completely forgiven. A reason is simply the explanation with no judgement of acceptability or blame.
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