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		Symmetry on May 30, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The futures of Facebook and Google are embedded in... I'm not sure it's that risky for them. Google tends to try a bunch of different stuff, but doesn't seem too shy about cuttings its losses and failing reasonably fast when needed.

ocirion on May 31, 2012 [–]

What happens when they fail one too many times and the seemingly endless supply of R&D money runs out?

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