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Google As Alphabet Subsidiary Drops "Don't Be Evil"

Posted by timothy on from the hopefully-that-leaves-mostly-overlap dept.

CNet, The Verge, and many other outlets are reporting that with the official transition of Google (as overarching company) to Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet, Google's made another change that's caught a lot of people's attention: the company has swapped out their famous motto "Don't be evil" for one with a slightly different ring: "Do the right thing." Doing the right thing sounds like a nice thing to aspire to, but doesn't seem quite as exciting.

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  1. Until someone decides by Stonent1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    That being evil is the right thing to do. You know, ends justify the means and all that jazz...

  2. Re:Google is keeping "don't be evil" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    What part of the alphabet? The letters N, S, and A? Or C, I, and A? Or is that F, B, I, D, E, A?