said by jjoshua
:said by JasonOD :
You've got it wrong TK. Google is the beneficiary of this Government's taxpayer built and funded satellite launch. What a croc!
GeoEye is a commercial venture, right? What does taxpayer funding have to do with this? »
www.geoeye.com/CorpSite/corporat···ult.aspxThe Gov't contracted with GeoEye and Google contracted with GeoEye. GeoEye thinks that it's good to have an exclusive deal with Google.
Build your own satellite and sell the data to whomever you want.
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