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Cyranix on June 4, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Google buys Meebo

So... the fact that Google also has some Stanford background doesn't seem pertinent to you? What an unusual knee-jerk reaction.

jpeterson on June 4, 2012 [–]

Yes, it is pertinent. But that doesn't change the fact that it's a really dumb way to evaluate the "talent" of a person or company.

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