One can tell a lot about a company by its parking lot. It's said that Silicon Valley venture capitalists used to check on the number of cars still parked at midnight, as an indicator of the early employees' commitment to the project. Google's parking lots? The company's prosperous, duh — way more Porsches and Mercedes than there once were. And self-satisfied. We know you guys are smart; no need to reinforce the message in a license plate. [Photos by Eszter.]

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