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by sangnoir 3691 days ago
> One quick change in business strategy could turn Google into the world's largest patent troll

Is there any big tech company for which this statement does not apply? Or do you hold Google to a higher standard?

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I think google invites this standard with the mission statements of "organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful" and "Don't be evil"
Most people do hold Google to a higher standard. As such, many people I know would hesitate to even recognize the possibility of Google doing this.

I, on the other hand, consider Google holding a patent not significantly different than Oracle holding a patent.

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