Don't be evil!

I am not a fan of large multi-billion dollar tech corporations but I am a fan of Google. Here's why:

1. Google tries to balance openness with business goals. While companies like Oracle, Facebook and @9913 control every bit (pun intended) of their ecosystem, Google is still a big proponent of open standards and open source technologies, and Android is probably the best example of this.

2. Google is driven by geeks and not marketing or business minded employees. There is no better example of a geeky employee than Andy Rubin who co-founded Android. Take a look at this tweet from Andy. Which VP of a tech company tweets a unix command ? Isn't that awesome ?

3. Google invests heavily in research both internally and externally and, research is very important for the betterment of humanity. While most tech companies focus on making pretty products for the middle class in the developed world, Google continues to focus on advancements in engineering. Google's self-driving car, research group, labs, scholar and green all drive towards the goal of moving the human race forward.

4. Google has the guts and the conviction to stop doing business in China, a country that doesn't give a hoot about human rights. While other tech companies like Microsoft, Facebook and @9913 continue to court China with the intention of expanding their business empires to its 1 billion population, Google has decided to stick to principles and pull out of China.

Don't be evil
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