In der Führungsetage bei Google scheint man inzwischen den Tag zu verfluchen, an dem man „Don’t Be Evil“ zum Firmenmotto erklärt hat.
It really wasn’t like an elected, ordained motto. I think that ‘Don’t Be Evil’ is a very easy thing to point at when you see Google doing something that you personally don’t like; it’s a very easy thing to point out so it does get targeted a lot. … I think that what we’re doing is very meaningful, it’s very important, it’s serious, it has large-scale ramifications for people in their lives and as a result we need to take it very seriously and we should be held to a very high standard regardless of whether it’s self imposed or imposed through public scrutiny.
Google VP Marissa Mayer says that whole “Don’t Be Evil” thing is more of a guideline than a principle.
Der Slogan „Don’t Be Evil“ hat inzwischen sogar seinen eigenen Wikipedia-Eintrag, in dem betont wird, dass nicht die Google-Gründer Sergey Brin oder Larry Page diesen Leitsatz formuliert haben, sondern Paul Buchheit, der Programmierer von Gmail.
[Quoted : Good Morning Silicon Valley] [Don’t Be Evil or don’t lose value? – BizTech – Technology – smh.com.au]