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Quantum Foundations
The Lab-Leak Illusion
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Eric Schmidt says Google is the new Microsoft and it's winning
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Google's "iLost" Motorola ad faked an address to "lose" iOS 6 Maps
On the Timing of Apple’s Map Switch
Saving Android From a Second-Rate Future
IOS Maps and China
Google and Alibaba Continue Warring Over Acer Phone
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FTC Focuses Probe on Android, Web Search
Oracle and Google keep wrangling over potentially impactful Lindholm draft email
Google: Patently Absurd
Re:Facebook open sources its servers and data centers
on Thursday April 07, 2011 @02:49PM (#2420705)
Facebook's core advantage is the social graph, not the infrastructure operation, which is Google's thing. Consequently, Facebook has tight grip on the access of its graph whereas Google keeps the secrets about its search algorithm and server setup. By open-source it, Facebook is not only getting good PR but also undercutting the competitor.