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I don't think that anyone is surprised here. The quote is:

> I think Google were surprised that they came up against opposition,” says Stefan Klein, a local activist with the GloReiche neighbourhood group at one of their twice-weekly open sessions.

So, one activist thinks that Google is surprised (which sounds quite naive IMHO).

Then later in the article:

> A Google spokesman in Berlin says that the company has spoken to residents about their concerns and is incorporating their feedback into its plans. “We live in Berlin ourselves, we understand the concerns of neighbours about gentrification and know how Kreuzberg has been developing in recent years.”




I'm not saying Google was surprised, but a spokesperson would have to be pretty poor at their job if they admitted they were caught off-guard.




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