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Those Magnificent Googlers and Their Flying Machines

Posted by timothy on from the this-corner-of-the-sky dept.

theodp writes "To paraphrase Sean Parker: "Flying your fleet of planes using NASA-discounted fuel isn't cool, you know what's cool? Flying your fleet of planes using zero-cost fuel." Having piqued CEO Larry Page's interest with its solar and battery-powered aircraft, Solar Impulse is partnering with Google to promote its goal of circumnavigating the globe in 2015, a Green Movement take on Wiley Post's 1933 achievement."

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  1. Googlers? Really? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Amazing to me to see that a real innovator approaches Google for funding and the summary is already handing the credit to Google. If this was Microsoft or Apple doing the same thing it would be a flamebait story about how they're just riding the coat tails for another companies innovation.
     
    I guess Slashdot is really transitioning from being the altar of Linux to the chapel of Google.