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Google Tried to Patent My Work After a Job Interview

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1798 points jerryX | 1 comments | 30 Nov 18 05:25 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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paul7986 ◴[30 Nov 18 08:45 UTC] No.18567672[source]▶
I met/had a similar experience with Google ATAP in 2013 (was Motorala ATAP then; Google recently bought them) though not for a job interview but to discuss working together to build our tech SpeakerBlast into the Moto X.

They asked if we ever thought about selling our technology to them before the meeting and at the meeting they baited us for how our tech worked saying we'd like to work with you tell us how it works. Once we did they left the room (Dugan's 2nd right hand man at the time and another) & 3 minutes later showed us the door saying the "race is on."

They have since been awarded patents for audio syncing across phones.

Many here will say that's just how Silicon Valley works.... takes advantage and stomps on the little guy innovators & their dreams. That's not professional and I met with many other companies like Samsung who acted with the utmost respect & professionalism towards us. Yet, Google whose motto is "Don't Be Evil," can't act in the same fashion?

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prolikewh0a ◴[30 Nov 18 15:17 UTC] No.18569647[source]▶
bUt bUt...ChInA dOeS iP tHeFt
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dang ◴[30 Nov 18 19:37 UTC] No.18571940[source]▶
We've banned this account for using HN primarily for ideological battle.

Also for repeatedly posting flamebait and ignoring our requests to stop.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

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prolikewh0a ◴[30 Nov 18 20:32 UTC] No.18572369[source]▶
Can you point me to the requests to stop? I've seen exactly one, a long time ago. I'm not personally attacking people, and I do contribute here with a positive upvote score. I don't see the issue.
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dang ◴[01 Dec 18 03:00 UTC] No.18574808[source]▶
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18504457

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17807056

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17767666

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17486112

But the main issue is using HN primarily for ideological or political battle. That's directly against the spirit of this site, and destroys it more insidiously than incivility does.

Positive vote scores, alas, aren't an indicator of whether comments are good for HN or not. The most indignant and ideological comments routinely get upvoted. That's one reason they're insidious.

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prolikewh0a ◴[01 Dec 18 15:49 UTC] No.18577226[source]▶
This honestly seems to be an issue with what my personal opinions are about certain topics. I do not "flame bait", I am serious in my positions and don't seek any type of nefarious response. I don't see how pointing out that nobody bats an eye when Google does what China does is "flamebait", it's just an observation. Other links were benign in nature or then sourced as factual right below 'mod' comments.

Thanks.

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1. dang ◴[01 Dec 18 20:07 UTC] No.18578623[source]▶
I'm sure you're serious but that's not the standard here. Nor is it based on opinions. We moderate users with opposing opinions just as heavily.

Flamebait is a matter of effect, not intent, just like tossing lit matches in dry forests. It's our job to prevent flamewarring users from burning this site down, thereby ruining it for the majority who want to use it as intended. The site guidelines distill long experience about what kinds of comments do and don't have that effect.