econ4all
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Comment · 8 years ago
Comment · 8 years ago
This unsubstantiated nonsense.
Comment · 8 years ago
The current chrome tab design is iconic, I hope they took that into consideration.
Comment · 8 years ago
Amazon undoubtedly benefited from google attracting the bulk of regulatory scrutiny which is in large part because they have the same business model as newspapers and they didn't much appreciate it.
Comment · 8 years ago
I misunderstood your intentions.
Comment · 8 years ago
That's because it's matching "African American Inventors".
I guess it's understandable how this became a rallying cry for racists but if you were to search for "US inventors" you'll find all the white faces you crave: https://www.google.com/search?q=us+inventors
Comment · 8 years ago
It used to be that this author had a column that pushed back against the tech blaming but due to either weak demand or editorial decisions he pivoted to the mainstream of blaming internet companies for world's ails, and eventually he pulled a stunt and was caught in a lie:
https://www.cjr.org/analysis/farhad-manjoo-nyt-unplug.php
At any rate I yearn for the day when Google's provided comment is something like: "It's our damn site and we don't owe anyone visibly or traffic so stop wasting our time".
Tech companies are only an issue for the newspaper business model they are a boon for the economy as a whole.