209: Drop Dead Weight

After a minor bit of catchup, Andy and Flo dive into why Google told employees that protesting YouTube alongside the company's official San Francisco Pride float is a big no-no. We'll also discuss why Google is saying au revoir to making tablets, and why we agree with Bill Gates.

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Links and Show Notes:

• Google warns its employees that Pride protests are against the company’s code of conduct

• An Open Petition to the San Francisco Pride Board of Directors

• YouTube looks to demonetization as punishment for major creators, but it doesn’t work

• Google's officially done making its own tablets

• Bill Gates says his ‘greatest mistake ever’ was Microsoft losing to Android

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