>It just occurred to me a main reason they chose "Don't be evil" as their slogan. The foundation of the company is a slippery slope

They came up with the "don't be evil" thing when they were young idealistic hipsters who just wanted to be different from the suit-wearing status quo. They had no idea of how big they would eventually become so it had nothing to do with reminding them of the "slipperly slope".

The moment large amounts of money becomes involved the whole "don't be evil" think goes out the window pretty fast.