[bananapub]

I'm sort of amazed how often I see this dumb take on HN.

just because it's a US tech-world cultural norm for companies to mostly be run in fucking stupid short term ways, it doesn't mean it's actually required. especially in the case of Google, where 1) Eric, Larry and Sergey have stiched up the entire board's voting power, 2) doesn't need to raise cash via bonds or stock at all and 3) it's a magic money tree, so investors will accept being told to fuck off and let the CEO run the company however they think it'll work best.

Google also IPOed in 2004...are you seriously suggesting that it hasn't been a

> forward thinking and innovative company

for ... 19 years? that's a pretty bold take.

[thesuitonym]

I'm sort of amazed how many times this exact reply was added to my comment. Did you read any of them? Of course it's not required. It's just what happens.