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If tech companies were comic book characters
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Microsoft: Old Batman
* rich
* "for the people" but funding mostly corporate
* how is this guy still alive
* major super power is throwing r&d money at problems
* has gone through several reboots of varying success
* might be a bad guy but I'm kind of rooting for him?
* rich
* "for the people" but funding mostly corporate
* how is this guy still alive
* major super power is throwing r&d money at problems
* has gone through several reboots of varying success
* might be a bad guy but I'm kind of rooting for him?
Google: Dr. Manhattan on Mars
* Sort of omniscient
* Has lost touch with what once made him human
* Fails to live up to potential for good
* Killed Google Reader (actual monster)
* Sort of omniscient
* Has lost touch with what once made him human
* Fails to live up to potential for good
* Killed Google Reader (actual monster)
Apple: Iron Man
* Amazing software but really is a hardware play
* Problematic AI
* Current gen hardware makes the previous gen look like a toy
* Started in a cave with help from super smart guy
* Always right. Even when wrong.
* Amazing software but really is a hardware play
* Problematic AI
* Current gen hardware makes the previous gen look like a toy
* Started in a cave with help from super smart guy
* Always right. Even when wrong.
Facebook: This Guy
Amazon: Lex Luthor
* Ends justify the means
* Ruthless Billionaire
* Sees himself as the good guy
* Little people are crushed under foot
* Weird space ventures
* Ok this is just too on the nose
* Ends justify the means
* Ruthless Billionaire
* Sees himself as the good guy
* Little people are crushed under foot
* Weird space ventures
* Ok this is just too on the nose
Ok, another in this thread:
SAP: Mr. Freeze
* German
* Encased in an elaborate layer of technology which can no longer be removed
* Freezes all business processes in place instantly preventing future change
SAP: Mr. Freeze
* German
* Encased in an elaborate layer of technology which can no longer be removed
* Freezes all business processes in place instantly preventing future change
