On the other hand we have HAL 9000, the «human like» computer aboard the spaceship that takes care of practically everything.
#HEAR NO EVIL SEE NO EVIL SPEAK NO EVIL CODE#
But is that real power? Can the spaceship or Microsoft change our actions, the way we think and view the world? I admit that more than once I have cursed at the computer as it crashed – that f#¢%ing operating system – but my opinions have never been impacted by these trivial bugs flying around the binary code that processes commands. Without it there is no trip to outer space and without Microsoft the majority of the computers around the world would be left without an operating system. Discovery One is like Microsoft in the sense that it plays a vital role in the movie. Frank Poole embark on a mission bound for Jupiter aboard the spaceship Discovery One to find out the origin of some sound coming from a black monolith. So lets start this story using 2001 Space Odyssey as an example. This is the corporate world, and despite the best of intentions, the goal is to win the ultimate battle: market share, more money, earning per share and market capitalization. Yes, I know this places me alone against all but the Chinese government, but the Archangel may actually not be fighting any demons. Actions are what count and I for one and not so sure that Google is not to be feared, a foe that is much more powerful than Microsoft has even been. Words by themselves are just a combination sounds depicted by letters on paper. But is the case of GOOG equally easy to define? In the company’s opinion it is clear-cut since they included the words « do no evil» in their corporate policy, leaving MSFT to play the role of the villain. We can all agree on the fact that Louis Cyphre, with his long nails, was the very incarnation of a modern Devil. Epic battles between Good and Evil are the cornerstone of pretty much all religions.
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