What would be the long-term impact on the internet and society if Google were to completely fail?lemmy.caimage NewYorkRush ( @Kagathara@lemmy.ca ) Technology • 2 years ago message-square44fedilinkarrow-up1109
arrow-up1109imageWhat would be the long-term impact on the internet and society if Google were to completely fail?lemmy.ca NewYorkRush ( @Kagathara@lemmy.ca ) Technology • 2 years ago message-square44fedilink
minus-square Deemo ( @Deemo@lemmy.fmhy.ml ) linkfedilink24•2 years agoSecond question would the US gov consider google “to big to fail” and just inject a ton of money to restore it (or give enought time to break it up)? Kinda curious 😉
minus-square WarmSoda ( @WarmSoda@lemm.ee ) linkfedilink36•2 years agoThey absolutely would be bailed out. No question.
minus-square 14th_cylon ( @14th_cylon@lemm.ee ) linkfedilink6•2 years agoit is far more likely that when the time comes google will buy us government, than the other way around :D this headline was making rounds in 2011 Apple now has more cash than the U.S. government http://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/innovation/07/29/apple.cash.government/index.html according to this, alphabet has over 100b of cashcash reserve. i don’t think they are going bankrupt anytime soon https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/GOOGL/alphabet/cash-on-hand
Second question would the US gov consider google “to big to fail” and just inject a ton of money to restore it (or give enought time to break it up)?
Kinda curious 😉
They absolutely would be bailed out. No question.
it is far more likely that when the time comes google will buy us government, than the other way around :D
this headline was making rounds in 2011
Apple now has more cash than the U.S. government
according to this, alphabet has over 100b of cashcash reserve. i don’t think they are going bankrupt anytime soon