Larry Page steps down as CEO of Alphabet

[rcjordan]

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/03/larry-page-steps-down-as-ceo-of-alphabet.html

[Brad]

He doesn't want to be in charge when all the privacy do-do and monopoly suits hit the fan.

[rcjordan]

> hit the fan

Cynical bastard.  I was thinking the same.

[littleman]

Yeah, Google's golden days are behind it.  Larry might as well enjoy his billions and step away -- probably should have five years ago.

[rcjordan]

"Nothing in the Page/Brin announcement says anything about a divestiture or relinquishing of the voting control," tweeted Luther Lowe, the Yelp lobbyist and professional Alphabet antagonist. "The fact remains: Larry Page and Sergey Brin are the most powerful and least accountable humans on the planet."

Larry Page is the tech world's Dr. Manhattan
https://www.theverge.com/interface/2019/12/4/20993633/larry-page-sergey-brin-quit-google-dr-manhattan-watchmen-strained-metaphor