On September 16, 2009
Google to Serve the “Government Cloud”
One takeaway from Richard L. Brandt’s new book about Google’s co-founders, Inside Larry & Sergey’s Brain, is how deeply committed these men are to various political and social causes. Both come from progressive political families, both attended Montessori schools, and both share an idealistic vision for all the good their company can accomplish in the world. Of course, Google is also the most disruptive company on the planet, which means they have lots of “enemies” — basically anyone anywhere trying to hold on to a pre-Internet business model or some other relic of a fading status quo. Which includes the entire traditional media industry. Among the founders’ political causes last year was the election of Barack Obama, and now he…
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