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[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

That was removed as their motto in 2015, following a restructuring of Google as a subsidiary of Alphabet.

[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I said it back then and I'll say it again: Calling your mega corporation "Alphabet" sounds hella distopian

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The main reason for the name is that it sorts before both Amazon and Apple in the Big Tech directory. It's literally as petty as that. They obviously chose a word that was related to searching within that criterion, but still.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I thought it was because .xyz had recently become a tld and they loved the sound of abc.xyz

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

How about "Abysmal"?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Gee, what other organizations are called Alphabet agencies, bureaus, or depatments?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It actually wasn't, I used to think that as well, but they just moved it to a different section of their Code of Conduct, out of the Preface. Part of the reason so many people think it was removed is because of the countless headlines saying it was removed...

(from the preface)

They did violate federal labor laws by firing 3 employees who brought forth a lawsuit alleging the clause was a contractual obligation, though. So that sucks.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

It may be in their code of conduct, but that’s not their motto. As of 2015, their motto is "Do the right thing."