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Re:The futures of Facebook and Google are embedded in these ... by rjv on Wednesday May 30, 2012 @04:19PM (#4044639)
I agree that all of the Google X projects of today will ultimately be what defines Google tomorrow. The fact that they have the guts to tackle projects that are incredibly risky for a business but meaningful for humanity is a major reason I'm happy to use their products. I love the geek factor.
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Re:The futures of Facebook and Google are embedded in these ... by Symmetry on Wednesday May 30, 2012 @04:57PM (#4044802)
I'm not sure it's that risky for them. Google tends to try a bunch of different stuff, but doesn't seem too shy about cuttings its losses and failing reasonably fast when needed.
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Re:The futures of Facebook and Google are embedded in these ... by ocirion on Thursday May 31, 2012 @06:12AM (#4047271)
What happens when they fail one too many times and the seemingly endless supply of R&D money runs out?
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