Once upon a time, Google was run like a playground; it was the sort of place where you’d get points for attending the Burning Man hippie drug fest. Under new CEO Larry Page, we’re seeing a more ruthless Google — the sort of company perfect comfortable turning its business partners into creepy sock puppets today. To rebut criticism of its acquisition of Motorola today, Google collected and published quotes from the mobile phone business partners with whom it will now be competing. And it’s remarkably evident that Google PR force fed the “partners” these quotes, North Korea style:
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