Google Has Recently Launched Google Labs, Where the Public Is

question 18

Multiple Choice

Google has recently launched Google Labs, where the public is invited to test new product ideas and provide feedback on new technology and service prototypes. Which best describes Google Labs?

• A) Google Labs exists to highlight new technologies to attract potential employees.
• B) Google Labs was created to facilitate the transition from invention to innovation.
• C) Google Labs is a marketing ploy.
• D) The purpose of Google Labs is to show failed technologies to the public, therefore allowing them to be written off as R&D expenses on corporate taxes.

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