on forgetting what is important

Jind mahi je chaleyo… Jind maahi je chaleyo pardes, kadi na bhulli oye
kadi na bhulli apna des… ve apni boli oye… apni boli te apna des

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on acquisitions

Watching Google from the outside – with the limited information that offers – it seems they buy companies mainly to get more:
– Data. Like articles, meta data, digital archives, photographs.
– Users. Or in more general terms, customers or market share.
– Technology. Mostly, that’s software, like web or desktop applications.
– Developers. Or, in more general terms, call it employees.

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