Google's done a super good job on search; Apple's done a great job on the IPod. Bill Gates applegoodgoogle Change image and share on social
Google's entire business model and its planning for the future are banking on an open and free Internet. And it will not succeed if the Internet becomes overly balkanized. Rebecca MacKinnon balkanizedbankbusiness Change image and share on social
Google's founders have had a good eye for imagining what technologies will be significant in the near future. No one asked Google to develop self-driving cars, but it helped them with street views for Google Maps. Barry Ritholtz askcardevelop share on social
Google's library plan was staggering and exciting - it wasn't the idea I objected to, but the method. Nick Harkaway excitgoogleidea Change image and share on social
Google's not a real company. It's a house of cards. Steve Ballmer cardcompanygoogle Change image and share on social
Google's real threat to China is not that it will leave the country. It's that it will embarrass China and damage its national reputation as a place to do business. Jose Ferreira businesschinacountry Change image and share on social
Google's screen for privacy settings does give you more options for what you share than Apple's does. But it's not a complete list, and people aren't aware of whether or not that information will go to a third party. Al Franken appleawarecomplete share on social
Google's thing is not advertising because it's not a romanticizing operation. It doesn't involve expression. It's a link. What they're doing is selling access. Jaron Lanier accessadvertiseexpression Change image and share on social
Google search was important - one of the most important applications ever on the Web. People accessed everything through a browser, and for us it was important for making sure we had an option there. Sundar Pichai accessapplicationbrowser Change image and share on social
Google started out when the dot-com boom was happening. It grew under the radar of big companies that were competing in but basically ignoring search. Then they were able to really invest during the bust for a long time. Evan Williams basicallybigboom share on social
