There are no good mega-corporations, only a honeymoon period where they haven't grown large enough to start horse-trading for favorable treatment from the state.
replyBy the way, perhaps your point of view on Google has evolved but on the question of the way Google is seen today by American consumers it is still right up there with Kleenex and Jesus. Furthermore, pretty much everyone, in America and abroad, views business as both more ethical and more effective than governments and non-governmental organizations.
replyAnthropic seems to be chasing that angle (c.f. their run of "AI that doesn't advertise to you" commercials).
replyCome back in 2-3 years. I bet will be one of the worst if still around
replyThey have contracts with Palantir.
replyGP's question was about perception, not reality.
replyBlizzard, Microsoft come to mind
replyHow far back do you have to go for Microsoft to be seen as "good" the way Google was?
replyWindows XP for me
reply.NET and VS Code gave some people the impression that MICROS~1 had become good and nice.
replyyep re blizzard. they've gotten lots better since the msft acquisition, based on my (limited) experiences with the newer employees there.
replyBlizzard ~10 years ago, maybe. Microslop has always been one of the worst. I don't understand why anyone would have a positive disposition towards Microslop.
replyBlizzard is a bunch of sex pests and Microsoft is the guys with the AI upsells on every inch of their OS...
replyWasn't Blizzard pretty alright back when Diablo 2 was released? and then LoD?
replyAll that was Blizzard North honestly. So it depended on locality.
replyMaybe Valve?
replyAgreed. Nvidia too maybe? That said, Nvidia is highly competitive and has built a walled garden via their software so I have mixed feelings.
replyDegenerate gambling company.
replyMaybe proton, but even that… is not great.
replyThere are exactly zero organizations that will refuse to comply with subpoenas and warrants. It isn't up to business to fix the national government.
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