Google execs in 20 year pact -- matching sneakers not required

It might interest you that shortly before Google went public in 2004, Larry, Sergey and CEO Eric Schmidt made a 20 year pact. According to an interview in Fortune magazine, the trio says, "We agreed the month before we went public that we should work together for 20 years." If the promise is carried to fruition, Schmidt will be 69, Page 51, and Brin 50 before they're eligible to retire. Of course, none of this is legally binding. But isn't a gentleman's agreement more desirable in a world where "do no evil" is a fundamental axiom? Sure, dreamers.

[Via Reuters]

[supermeerkat @ Jan 31st 2008 5:46AM]

Rather a pointless article, don't you think? It could be rephrased as "Several of (m/b/z)illionaires make promise".

Anyway didn't "Do no evil" go out the window when Google did that China / Censorshop deal?

[batfastad @ Jan 31st 2008 6:05AM]

Didn't they just abide with local law?

[Blake Bowen @ Jan 31st 2008 9:44AM]

What happens when the local law is evil? "Don't be evil unless somebody applies political pressure" isn't quite as good a maxim.

[supermeerkat @ Jan 31st 2008 10:10AM]

Yeah - Google was/is against censorship. "Was" when it's the Chinese government and "is" when it's a western country.

[Tom Oliveri @ Jan 31st 2008 5:59AM]

and just like that... google became creepy

[Andir3.0 @ Jan 31st 2008 9:07AM]

A commitment to stick together and make the best of it is creepy?

[David @ Jan 31st 2008 6:04AM]

Well..what's 20 years anyway in today's hustle and bustle world?

[PJK @ Jan 31st 2008 6:24AM]

Its about 7305 days.

[Tim Brown @ Jan 31st 2008 6:47AM]

or $7,305,000,000,000, give or take a billion, each

[FThorn @ Jan 31st 2008 6:56AM]

Wow I really don't care what Google execs talked about in their lives. (And no one cares that I don't care, I'm sure)

[JAmerican @ Jan 31st 2008 7:56AM]

When I saw Page 51, I got slightly confused lol. That engadget was referencing a PDF or a book or something lol.

[Chad @ Jan 31st 2008 9:35AM]

Who would want to retire when they are 69.

[aleks @ Jan 31st 2008 10:03AM]

I really like Google, but I still don't care at all.

[Master Bruce @ Jan 31st 2008 11:55AM]

Given the ageism at Google, wouldn't they have to fire themselves before they got that old?

[Azayzel @ Feb 1st 2008 10:32AM]

Wow, now that's a real ego pat there Google! You really think you might still be alive and kicking as Google in 20 years? I don't know of any Internet company that has lasted that long; most of the originals have died off or been swapped around a time or 10. Not saying you can't do it, but it's a stretch!

[danfromboston @ Feb 9th 2008 12:13PM]

a heaven's gate cult joke... this is better than the scream mask in the volvo.