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Re:Google is just an amoral menace by zandorg on Sunday April 05, 2009 @12:30PM (#547477)
Don't cloud the issue by juggling words to say it's not a menace. It says amoral menace, which means regardless of morals, is a menace.
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Re:Google is just an amoral menace by umbra on Sunday April 05, 2009 @07:41PM (#547910)
Clouding the issue?

I think there are two separate issues.

1.) Amoral: clearly; they are a corporate entity, not a human being

2.) Menace: who or what are they menacing? If you feel threatened, don't use their products.

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Re:Google is just an amoral menace by ewjordan on Sunday April 05, 2009 @10:16PM (#548138)
"2.) Menace: who or what are they menacing? If you feel threatened, don't use their products."

Well, apparently they are "menacing" content producers on YouTube by [!shock!] deciding that rather than renegotiate higher payments per view they would prefer to stop purchasing the content.

I mean, how DARE Google stop buying the right to distribute someone's creations when the seller raises the price to a point where it's no longer profitable to be involved with the deal? That's evil if I've ever seen it...

Yeesh.

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