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NewYorkRush@lemmy.ca to Technology@beehaw.org · 2 years ago

What would be the long-term impact on the internet and society if Google were to completely fail?

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    it is far more likely that when the time comes google will buy us government, than the other way around :D

    this headline was making rounds in 2011

    Apple now has more cash than the U.S. government

    • http://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/innovation/07/29/apple.cash.government/index.html


    according to this, alphabet has over 100b of cashcash reserve. i don’t think they are going bankrupt anytime soon

    • https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/GOOGL/alphabet/cash-on-hand
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        I wonder how much the Federal Reserve printer costs.

        Asking for a friend that wants to make an infinite % return on investment.

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        Buying the government is so easy. You can get a politician in your pocket for a only few grand.

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