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		joseph_cooney on May 13, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Most data isn’t “big,” and businesses are wasting ... But the poster in question didn't say "X" and "Y" did they...this feels like an exercise in pedantry now, but he really did say "exactly" and "google".

coldtea on May 13, 2013 [–]

Ok, here's some "conversational language" insight:

He said: "Exactly this business model" -- that is, as it pertains to it's essence.

NOT to be read as:

"Exactly this business model as it pertains to inconsequential details, like which big company they should be imitating".

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