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# Deserving each other?
- URL: https://www.chrismessina.me/blog/deserving-each-other/
- Published: 2006-08-30T01:17:20.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-25T03:37:31.000Z
- Author: Chris Messina
- Tags: Asides, Technology

[Two](http://apple.com/?ref=chrismessina.me) [companies](http://google.com/?ref=chrismessina.me) that I actually like, but are more secretive than most, now [share a chromosome](http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2006/aug/29bod.html?ref=chrismessina.me). What this will mean for the computing industry is yet to be seen, but with [Amazon's entry into the storage market](http://aws.amazon.com/s3?ref=chrismessina.me) and Apple's [flailing attempts at going Web 2.0](http://gigaom.com/2006/07/09/dotmac-time-for-a-makeover/?ref=chrismessina.me), this should certainly be an interest [Judas](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judas%5FIscariot?ref=chrismessina.me) moment, given [Microsoft's bail-out of the fruit](http://youtube.com/watch?v=WxOp5mBY9IY&&ref=chrismessina.me) a few years back. [Via Digg](http://www.digg.com/apple/Google%5FCEO%5FDr%5FEric%5FSchmidt%5FJoins%5FApple%5Fs%5FBoard%5Fof%5FDirectors?ref=chrismessina.me).

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### 💬 Comments from the original post

**Todd Sieling** · 2006-08-30 08:06:48

Google and Apple - man that makes me shudder, and a bit sad.