<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 3:23 PM, Guru गुरु <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Guru@itforchange.net" target="_blank">Guru@itforchange.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div>You are arguing that the Google search algorithm is a
public good and must be regulated as such.</div>
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<div>I am saying Google is just another - firm in a dominant
position whose secret sauce is a closely guarded trade secret.
Unlike Coke's secret formula, Google's changes often; but it
is still a trade secret if that's the way the business
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Lee<br>
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No comparison between coke's formula and google's search algorithm<br>
Code is law and architecture is policy... <br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px;line-height:14.654545783996582px">argumentum ad absurdum: it then follows that ALL code must be made public. </span><br>
</div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px;line-height:14.654545783996582px"><br></span></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:14.654545783996582px">n'est–ce pas? </span></font></div>
</div><div><br></div>-- <br>Cheers,<br><br>McTim<br>"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel
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