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Re:Lift Labs joins Google X by jwr on Friday September 12, 2014 @03:06PM (#8309801)
No.

Sure, they can do research on cool stuff. But do you see Google selling and distributing these utensils anytime soon?

In other words, will this acquisition put more useful devices in the hands of those who badly need them?

I don't think so.

Re:Lift Labs joins Google X by robg on Friday September 12, 2014 @10:46PM (#8311492)
They are already selling. This acquisition won't affect that. It will help them get more publicity with more resources and more expertise. The numbers will be going up, not down.
Re:Lift Labs joins Google X by yanma on Saturday September 13, 2014 @08:24PM (#8314148)
That seems to be the state currently, but you just never know. BufferBox, a YC alum, was bought out and subsequently dissolved within a couple of years despite their momentum before being acquired.

That being said, Google X operates very differently from rest of of Googleverse.