A lot of the big players from the 2010s have lost some of their aura, and there are a lot of people who don't love the big names in tech these days and are disenchanted from the industry.
Which companies do you still admire and why? Include software-adjacent or even non-software.
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SillyUsername•33m ago
Alibaba. Reason: Qwen, open source work.
Meta. Reason: open source work (although this is love/hate due to privacy etc etc)
Google. Reason: Free services, open source work, creation of modern AI (including Transformers).
OpenAI. Reason: Chat GPT 4o, driving the industry forward (less so now)
BBC. For doing us proud.
Raspberry PI Holdings. Reason: Progressing education, affordable SBCs, following a proud tradition (Acorn, ARM, Sinclair)
Espressif. Reason: ESP series products (cheap, easy to use, feature Laden)
LONGi & Trina Solar: Reason: Perovskite solar panel innovations
Runners up (publicly funded so not companies as such):
CERN: Reason: Research and open source work.
NASA: Reason: Research.
rvz•22m ago
Who actually cares?
Why? All these companies are not your friends.
gsky•17m ago
All companies are bad because they all prioritize profits
SillyUsername•33m ago
Meta. Reason: open source work (although this is love/hate due to privacy etc etc)
Google. Reason: Free services, open source work, creation of modern AI (including Transformers).
OpenAI. Reason: Chat GPT 4o, driving the industry forward (less so now)
BBC. For doing us proud.
Raspberry PI Holdings. Reason: Progressing education, affordable SBCs, following a proud tradition (Acorn, ARM, Sinclair)
Espressif. Reason: ESP series products (cheap, easy to use, feature Laden)
LONGi & Trina Solar: Reason: Perovskite solar panel innovations
Runners up (publicly funded so not companies as such):
CERN: Reason: Research and open source work.
NASA: Reason: Research.