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The Mercury News Writes Google a Love Letter

Written By
Steve Bryant
Steve Bryant
Aug 16, 2006
1 minute read
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Call me a mullet-coifed curmudgeon (and you have), but even the most forgiving soul should cringe upon reading the San Jose Merc’s florid coverage of Google’s Wi-Fi launch in Mountain View. To wit, the lede:

“Google’s benevolence becomes reality today.“

Benevolence? Benevolence? Benevolence is an unbiased kindness doled out by nuns, Indian spiritual leaders and the occasional well-soused hippie. It’s not a tactical corporate venture designed to study Internet usage in order to eventually increase ad revenues.

At any rate, yay for free Wi-Fi.

xoxoxo,
-s.

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