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		stanleydrew on June 29, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google working on a Facebook competitor: Google Me Succeed, until it becomes unfashionable in 5 years? Is that really success?

chc on June 29, 2010 | [–]

Unless you think Michael Phelps is a failure because somebody will someday beat his record, I would posit that yes, that is success.

wmf on June 29, 2010 | [–]

Yeah, I guess Google could only make a few billion in profit from that scenario.

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