The Billion Dollar Code

Recommended for every entrepreneurs. Nice series. I really believe, "Without Terravision, Google Earth would never have been possible."

I had no knowledge of this infringement until today.

This series is an eye-opener.

This series was not drawn out. It had subplots and great character development. Based on true story of terra earth being around for 5 yrs when google stole it. I was hoping to see Netlist mentioned in the series as their memory saved google 1/2 electric cost and got search results in 1/2 the time. This gave them unfair advantage over other search engines. Everything google achieved was only because they stole, cheated and lied to get there. Squashing small startups daily. This 4 part series gives a great picture of what I'm talking about. Presented not as a documentary but rather a true story drama. I didn't get lost, or bored, or confused at all. Hope people watch this short series!

This is a story that everyone should see. Everyone.

"Don't be Evil" is stated as Google's catchphrase from their code of conduct- well, except when you are being evil and screwing people out of their intellectual property.

An eye-opening view of Google and their approach to IP.

The show tells an unexpected story about the people who were the original brains behind Google Earth invention and the result of corporations stealing and using other people ideas ... Remember when Apple bought Mouse patent for 1000$ from Xerox, well that's a very similar story... Honestly it's great such stories come out of nowhere , not only you learn so much about an everyday thing you use, but it can completely catch you by surprise... Cheers to the original devs, if not for you I'd be hiking much less...