***** Google Issues *****

So lately I've been asked why on some issues I've been very critical of #Google (e.g. their Generative AI deployments), and on other issues supportive of Google (e.g., the DOJ antitrust case). "Why can't you make up your mind?" seems to be the essence of such questions.

This really isn't complicated. I'm not a Google Hater. Actually quite the opposite. I have enormous respect for Google and especially for Googlers, many of whom I've had the opportunity to interact with over the years, both publicly and during intervals when I worked inside the firm. 

But I call issues as I see them, and that means the good, the bad, and the ugly. I am NOT someone who wants to see Google fail. I want to see Google continue to succeed, but of course in ways that are best for its users and the world at large, as well as the company itself. 

Google has now been on the scene for 25 years. It has reached a critical stage in its life cycle where many large firms have faltered. I don't want to see that happen to Google with the inevitable negative impacts on its users that would accompany such a fall.

So I discuss Google-related issues as I see them, for better or worse, in hopes of seeing the trajectory move overall in a positive direction for all the stakeholders involved. 

That's the best I can do, and if that seems inconsistent to some onlookers, that's unfortunate, but it's the way it has to be.

Thanks. -L