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I think they figure that those who fell for "don't be evil" outnumber those of us who saw through it from the start.

> Despite the overwhelming negative reaction in that discussion thread, Google decided to go ahead with it. What does that really say about Google and friends?

It says "Google is a very large corporation employing tens of thousands of people which does not make decisions based on discussions by a few individuals posting anonymously on a web forum".

It's almost as if Hacker News is some kind of unusual bubble that doesn't reflect the opinions and viewpoints of the general public.

Good point, I do fall for the reinforcing echos of like-minded people. It's good to be reminded once in a while, but I do still find Google's, Facebook's and more recently Microsoft's business model really creepy.