James_Miller comments on How long will Alcor be around? - Less Wrong

30 Post author: Froolow 17 April 2014 03:28PM

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Comment author: James_Miller 17 April 2014 07:07:55PM 6 points [-]

Unless the company had an established record doing other things. If Google got into the cryonics business I would likely transfer my membership from Alcor to them.

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 18 April 2014 04:40:34AM 10 points [-]

I wouldn't. Technology companies have an unusually low expected lifetime, and in any case frequently undergo restructurings to deal with disruptive technologies.

Comment author: Dustin 18 April 2014 04:18:20PM *  8 points [-]

See also gwern's take on the expected lifetime of Google products:

http://www.gwern.net/Google%20shutdowns