Google's Sundar Pichai testifies in landmark monopoly trial
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> Even Google CEO Sundar Pichai doesn’t understand Google’s privacy controls
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When I watched it years ago it felt like something I would do were I in a situation. Or better I suppose as I would likely sweat profusely, than faint.
I thought that despite Microsoft and Gates lawyers and coaching and training, Gates’ self showed through.
The whole point of the case is how google maintains that monopoly, mainly by paying hundreds of billions of dollars to make their product the default everywhere possible. It's (argued) that's the reason google remains at 90%+ market share despite their search product becoming increasingly useless.
That single one word is the one thing he systematically uses to weasel out of difficult conversations.
The full sentence is usually "this is a difficult issue, we have to be very thoughtful about it".