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		Google’s Nest Acquisition Isn’t About Data, It’s About Creating a Legacy (thisiselevator.com)
		2 points by kanebennett on Jan 15, 2014 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

byoung2 on Jan 15, 2014 [–]

there has never been a company that has survived across centuries without making something.

How about television and radio, networks, phone companies, banks, insurance companies, airlines, etc.?

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