In article . net, Java
Man wrote:

Do you consider the subpoena and the loss of share value to be among
Google's advantages? If not, ALL that's left -- according to you -- is
a head start.

As you quoted, I said: "All Google has that you don't is a head start,
a supoena to appear before the US Congress, and $19 billion less share
value than they had a couple of days ago."

Which of those items do you consider to be Google's advantage? The head
start?

Do you know for a fact that Google's "back office" has no know-how
advantage that they want to keep secret?

Yes. Or, uh... No.

A stupid answer for a stupid question... How would I know what Google
wants to keep secret? Don't be an idiot, or play one on usenet.

If you don't know what Google wants to keep secret, why did you say:

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"Google isn't doing anything proprietary in its web and usenet
aggregating. You or I could start doing it tomorrow."
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What does that have to do with anything that Google may have as a
secret?

So let's recap.

Yes, let's.

- You originally said all Google has is a head start

Yes.

but you followed
up denying you had said it.

I did not do that.

- You also said Google isn't doing anything proprietary

Correct

but later
admitted you didn't know what Google may be keeping secret.

Is Google keeping things secret? How do you know? If they are, the
secrets are SECRET, no? So if Google is keeping secrets, how would I
know what secrets they're keeping?

Admitting I don't know secret information (or even if it exists)
is damning exactly how? Even if it exists, it's a SECRET.

- Finally, after you said that all Google has is a head start, you
attributed the idea to me.

Where did I do that? Do you not understand the difference between the
assertive and the interrogative?

What I want to know is why you did these things in a simple usenet
discussion. Are you dishonest or just stupid?

No, I'm not. But you certainlly appear to be one of the two.

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