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Re:Google acquires BufferBox (YC S12) by mtrimpe on Friday November 30, 2012 @04:29PM (#4855558)
The Germans are the leading industrial nation of the world, so it's not surprising that for a startup in this field US is the copy-cat.

P.S. I'm defining industrial as 'the manipulation and enrichment of physical goods' for the purpose of this comment.

Re:Google acquires BufferBox (YC S12) by sytelus on Friday November 30, 2012 @08:22PM (#4856437)
Really? You might enjoy reading this article: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-02-29/the-germany-...
Re:Google acquires BufferBox (YC S12) by mtrimpe on Friday November 30, 2012 @09:52PM (#4856651)
That's why I explicitly mentioned "manipulation and enrichment of physical goods"