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Re:Google should thank Facebook and Amazon from the bottom o... by taligent on Monday July 23, 2012 @12:31AM (#4279541)
The funny thing is he is 100% wrong.

The "focus" that Larry Page has brought to Google came from his meetings with Steve Jobs who specifically told him to only do a few things but do them well.

Re:Google should thank Facebook and Amazon from the bottom o... by ThinkinSoul on Monday July 23, 2012 @11:00AM (#4281284)
While an assumption, it is possible Page learned from Job, in which case Google should have another competitor they should thank. The important lesson is that Page & comp were not too proud not to learn from others, especially from their successful competitors. Jobs himself learned a lot while taking some time off and had enough humility to turn things over to Tim Cook when he did not have the physical energy to perform at his own standard.