Friday, January 18, 2013

Thermonuclear War?

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Google CEO Page on Apple’s ‘thermonuclear’ Android war: ‘How well is that working?’
Google’s (GOOG) Larry Page Unimpressed by Apple’s (AAPL) “Thermonuclear War” Against Android
Where’s your “thermonuclear war” now, Apple? – Larry Page on Android, Apple, driverless cars and secret experiments

People have kept looking for the next Steve Jobs. And several high profile people have volunteered for the role. But the next Steve Jobs is not a Steve Jobs. That would not be original enough. Steve Jobs was a great visionary who assembled teams and made things happen. He was an uber marketeer. But he did not invent something like, say, a search engine. Larry Page is the next big thing.
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Google: Top Place To Work

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Google continues to be the top place to work across industries. Of course the company is based on a fundamental invention. But that is not enough. The Google culture intrigues me. Others who have the resources do not go for it. So it is not just about the money.

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