Saturday, July 05, 2008

NYT makes Balmer's day - Google's mortal nature

Readers of Fake Steve Jobs read murmurings of Google's mortal nature, mostly about flaws of the founders and the usual effects of vast wealth on young fonders.

Today the NYT brings a smile to Balmer's (Microsoft CEO) day ...
Talking Business - On Day Care, Google Makes a Rare Fumble - NYTimes.com

... From November to April, Google’s once high-flying stock dropped 44 percent, to $412 from $744. (It has since gained some of that back, closing on Thursday at $537.)...

...Ms. Wojcicki is a figure of significant stature at Google; hers was the garage that Mr. Brin and Google’s other founder, Larry Page, rented while starting up Google. Today she is the company’s vice president for product measurement, though as I discovered in talking to unhappy Google parents this week, not many Googlers seem to know what her exact duties entail. Everybody, however, knows that she’s Mr.Brin’s sister-in-law...
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