The Billion Dollar Code (2021)

Watchseries; ...followed by: "...Because We Have the Patent on It"!!

The facade of the truly fascist Google corporation once again revealed to anyone paying attention. They are killers in more ways than one.

...followed by: "...Because We Have the Patent on It"!!

The facade of the truly fascist Google corporation once again revealed to anyone paying attention. They are killers in more ways than one.

The Billion Dollar Code watchseries. It is very important that stories like these which are true are shown to the world. People should know what these big companies are made off and that it is all deceit, lies and lawsuits.

This series was not drawn out. It had subplots and great character development. Based on true story of terra earth being around for 5 yrs when google stole it. I was hoping to see Netlist mentioned in the series as their memory saved google 1/2 electric cost and got search results in 1/2 the time. This gave them unfair advantage over other search engines. Everything google achieved was only because they stole, cheated and lied to get there. Squashing small startups daily. This 4 part series gives a great picture of what I'm talking about. Presented not as a documentary but rather a true story drama. I didn't get lost, or bored, or confused at all. Hope people watch this short series!

Based on the true story of Two German computer pioneers who go to court to be recognized as the real inventors of the 'Google Earth' algorithm. One of the best courtroom dramas with amazing performances and brilliant technical details but it is the story and execution that everyone should witness. Highly recommended! ❤

This German series tells the story of how Google acquired the technology for Google Earth from a small company. While the topic is very hot and the circumstances are intriguing, the script is well written and every episode has a special vibe that keeps you interested. I'm quite sure the producers explained the evolution of "Terra Vision" based on real life events. The tech we see from the 90's are absolutely authentic. The Onyx machine, the screens, the modems. It's like a time travel for me to see the first commercial 3D graphics and the fashion of that time.

I'm not sold to the acting though. Since the story is switching between the decades all the time and the older characters are played by different actors and I found they are mismatched. Honestly each time group is acting good on their own behalf but they are totally estranged compared to their older version. Especially the young Carsten Schlüter played by Leonard Scheicher is annoying at times, seems to be gay and is quite the opposite of his older self played perfectly manly by Mark Waschke.

Other than that "The Billion Dollar Code" is a fine production for anyone who is interested in computer tech and economics.

This is a story that everyone should see. Everyone.

"Don't be Evil" is stated as Google's catchphrase from their code of conduct- well, except when you are being evil and screwing people out of their intellectual property.

An eye-opening view of Google and their approach to IP.