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		gknoy on May 17, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google applying to patent deep neural network (LST... I felt similarly about Sun, but then Oracle bought them.

sangnoir on May 17, 2016 | [–]

Hypothetical: in any alternative universe, would you have felt any better if Microsoft or IBM had sued a defenceless Sun into bankruptcy?

TearsInTheRain on May 17, 2016 | [–]

Google has the largest market cap so that isnt a concern here

misterbwong on May 17, 2016 | | [–]

Google has the largest market cap right now so that isnt a concern here yet

FTFY

sqeaky on May 17, 2016 | | [–]

Sun's market cap was once one of the largest.

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