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DamonFields t1_iy9q6hk wrote

Where they went wrong was buying endorsements without the DJ’s actually having the product to endorse. Google could have saved 9 million dollars if they would have supplied each endorser with the product. Cheap greed never was very smart.

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Mythril_Zombie t1_iybav3d wrote

>Where they went wrong was...

"wrong". lol

They made way more than 9 million dollars doing this. This tiny infinitesimal nothing of a fine is like getting a 5 dollar ticket for jaywalking.

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drones4thepoor t1_iybbbg6 wrote

Yea, but management won’t see it this way. Employees lost the company ~10mil as opposed to less than $10k.

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peon47 t1_iycc6xa wrote

Employees won't get the blame for this. If they're clever (and I assume head of marketting for Alphabet/Google is clever) they'll blame it on the process.

"Yes, this broke the law, but our marketting department aren't lawyers, and the process wasn't in place at the time to run influencer outreach by our legal department. I instituted a new policy so this can't happen any more. You gonna fire the guy who fixed this?"

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Brandonmac10x t1_iycq7vz wrote

“I love my google pixel. I can surf the web, check my email, manage my music, and take pictures from one device. With google to organize it there’s nothing I can’t find. I’d be lost without this phone.” -sent from my iPhone

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