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by ipsum2 3618 days ago
> And perhaps "bet" is the wrong word being used here. Usually with a bet in gambling terms, you either win big or you lose it all.

Internally, they're referred to as 'bets, a pun on the company name Alphabet.
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zaroth 3618 days ago
Aww, isn't that cute.
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eru 3618 days ago
Only partially. The name 'Alphabet' in itself is a pun on 'Alpha' (in finance terms) and 'bet'.
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zaroth 3618 days ago
What is this, punception?
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