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TDL on Jan 23, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Oracle v. Google: Judge leaves Oracle reeling on v...

"Google hires the best lawyers and they fight like bulldogs. Polite bulldogs. But they don't just roll over..."

That statement struck me. It's interesting how often people confuse being polite with being a push over.

btilly on Jan 23, 2012 [–]

Anyone who makes that mistake should read The Godfather. Very polite. No explicit threats at all. But pretty much the opposite of a pushover.

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