Whether Google should use its cash pile to become a technology venture fund is an entirely different question of course.

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The evidence continues to pile up: demand for technology goods is solid, and showing signs of strengthening.

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This leads to a big pile-on of people and technology.

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During one performance Grillo smashed a pile of computers on stage while lamenting modern society's dependency on technology.

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Bottom of the pile were the French, seen as a bad risk for passing on sensitive technology to third countries.

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But the main reason HP paid a 64% premium for its shares seems to be that it believes that Autonomy's technology could be turned into a platform to help companies make sense of their ever-growing pile of data.

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