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[–] TheEEEdiot@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 day ago (2 children) Google removed “Don’t be evil” from the preface of its employee Code of Conduct in May 2018. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] adarza@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago they never actually did follow that creed. ever. at the start it was the typical immature startup. hell bent on gaining users and market share at any cost while refining their 'products'. the goal was always sell high or go public. regardless of which path, "evil" always drives the bus. permalink fedilink source parent [–] lookitsjustin@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago (1 child) Makes sense, that's probably around the time they became evil. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 point 14 hours ago They were always evil. Just more hypocritical before 2018, and less powerful. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago they never actually did follow that creed. ever. at the start it was the typical immature startup. hell bent on gaining users and market share at any cost while refining their 'products'. the goal was always sell high or go public. regardless of which path, "evil" always drives the bus. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lookitsjustin@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago (1 child) Makes sense, that's probably around the time they became evil. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 point 14 hours ago They were always evil. Just more hypocritical before 2018, and less powerful. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 point 14 hours ago They were always evil. Just more hypocritical before 2018, and less powerful. permalink fedilink source parent