Google wasn't evil, at least not before the IPO (which is when I worked there). People took the slogan seriously and based decisions on it. I don't know what happened.

The people that intended to do evil merely waited until those who didn't intend to do so finished implementing the things they were implementing.

Then they used that sound infrastructure to do evil with, as they had intended to do all along.

Those people that took the slogan seriously were used.

Those are very damning accusations. Care to give some examples?

I think Google's quiet transformation from a search company to a data company that is trying to learn everything about everyone is the prime example.

Google buzz was also one of the early moves that showed this, opting everyone who uses gmail into a social network was pretty evil if you ask me.

I am troubled by your expansive definition of the word "evil".

There was no "transformation" - Google clearly signalled its intention from the get-go in the mission statement.

like what?