Once upon a time, in the land of Googlonia, there lived an Android. This Android ruled all of Googlonia and thought a lot of himself. One day, a visiting venture capitalist came and said he could make the Android the most beautiful clothes. But, the clothes had a very special property that it would be invisible to anyone too stupid or not worthy enough to be as great a software engineer as the Android. The Android first wanted to confer with his staff. Now, each member of the Android's staff also thought highly of themselves. They did not want to admit that the clothes were invisible to them. So, they praised the Android's new clothes. The Android also conferred with the technical journals and the media. The media also not wanting to look stupid (yeah, right!), also said the clothes were very beautiful. Mwahh!! Molto bello! So, the Android held a procession through town, all decked out in his newly acquired start-up, er, uh... clothes. As the public continued to praise the invisible clothes not wanting to look stupid either, a small boy finally said, "But he's got nothing on!" And, thus we have the following San Jose Mercury News story. See: Link to the story of the Android's New Clothes Here's a quote: For the first time, developers are griping about Google the way they used to complain about Bill Gates & Co. The search giant's phone software is buggy, they say, and lacks key features.The moral of the story: Just because the whole world believes that something is true, it doesn't mean that it is true. |
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Everyone knows that Google is evil, but at this point, they're proving to be stupid, too. Android appears to the strategic convergence of both - evil and stupid in the same idea!!
Posted by Alex Monro on January 22, 2008 at 07:21 PM PST #