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Re: Google breaks 2005 promise never to show banner ads on s... by night815 on Thursday October 24, 2013 @11:07AM (#6605681)
The full quote is still true.

"There will be no banner ads on the Google homepage or web search results pages. There will not be crazy, flashy, graphical doodads flying and popping up all over the Google site. Ever." -Marissa Mayer

That "banner" is not a "crazy, flashy, graphical doodad". That is pretty much the company's logo.

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Re: Google breaks 2005 promise never to show banner ads on s... by pbhjpbhj on Thursday October 24, 2013 @12:16PM (#6606083)
They're separate clauses.

If I say "I won't hurt you. I won't sneak in in the night and smack you with a fish. Ever" and then I punch you in the face I've broken my promise. If I'd snuck in at night and hit you with a fish then I'd have broken two promises.

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Re: Google breaks 2005 promise never to show banner ads on s... by judk on Thursday October 24, 2013 @11:14AM (#6605719)
Google ran a crazy flashy graphical doodad ad for nexus 7 on the Google home page.
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Re: Google breaks 2005 promise never to show banner ads on s... by tedunangst on Thursday October 24, 2013 @12:12PM (#6606055)
The full quote would still be true even if it were a crazy, flashy, graphical doodad as long as it isn't flying around.
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