![]() ![]() ![]() This is all entirely speculative, but perhaps their logic is simply this: The resolution of Youtubesque video is so poor that few viewers will see the movie as a real substitute for the original film, and perhaps users will be motivated to buy the film in DVD once they get a taste of the plot. But given how long the video has been posted on Google Video (since last November) and how many times it has been viewed (352,988 at last count), you have to wonder how much the studio (Turner Home Entertainment) particularly cares. It stands to reason that the Google-hosted version of The Pirates of Silicon Valley falls in that category, though we could be wrong. Meanwhile, Google, which now owns YouTube, has been locked in a lawsuit with Hollywood studios (most notably Viacom) for letting its video services distribute, yes, pirated content. The Pirates of Silicon Valley makes a point of underscoring how Microsoft built its business by “borrowing” from Apple. If any company is dominating Silicon Valley right now, it’s Google, although a re-invented Apple is certainly having a nice run. In a few short years, it has elbowed Yahoo out of its leadership position on the web, and you can bet it will soon be eating Microsoft’s lunch. ![]() Nowadays, it’s the 800 lb gorilla in the tech sector. ![]() Back when the film was made in 1999, Google was barely on anyone’s radar screen. The video promoted by is itself hosted by Google Video, a fact that has a couple of layers of irony to it. It’s a well-regarded television movie, based on the book Fire in the Valley, which looks at the early days of Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, the respective founders of Microsoft and Apple Computer. One of the most bookmarked items this weekend on was a streamed version of The Pirates of Silicon Valley. ![]()
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