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Why Larry and Sergey bought a fighter jet
Larry, Sergey, and Eric have a fighter jet, and you don't. They also have a sweet place to park it: Moffett Field, the airstrip closest to the heart of Silicon Valley. Even Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has to get chauffeured down to San Jose to board his private plane. Remind us, how did the Googlers get such a sweet deal? More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by dotcomburnout: Might as well use Moffett for something, it is a ghost town. Charge them and all the other guys... 1 Responses | Other threads
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Googlers in Space
Larry and Sergey yanked party plane from space mission
Nasa may be regretting a sweetheart deal it cut with Google cofounders Larry Page and Sergey Brin. In exchange for a 90-year lease on land at Nasa's Ames Research Center adjacent to Google's headquarters, the space agency made a side agreement with Page and Brin to let them park their fleet of private jets at Nasa's Moffett Field. The only requirement: That the Googlers loan out their planes for space research missions as needed. But it turns out that for Larry and Sergey, partying with politicians is more important than studying space. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by YMMV: This would be some laughable and ridiculous reporting if it weren't a serious topic. could "Owen Thomas" be any... 1 Responses | Other threads
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