A revealing debate on “Why haven’t we created a Google yet?” [in France]. It’s fascinating, irritating when you disagree, and exhilarating when you recognize yourself in the discussion. Needless to say where I stand… but I should add that my reading of the book *Palo Alto*, which I’ll be discussing here soon, compels me to add a great deal of nuance to the love-hate relationship that exists between the two continents.