Google offers the Nexus 7 17,000 victims of Hurricane Sandy in New York

Large companies like to do charity to improve their image when it suits them.Google is no exception to this custom.

You remember Hurricane Sandy that hit the east coast of the United States last year? If this is not the case, the people of New York, them remember. Twenty states were affected by the flood had caused damage amounting to $ 68 billion. It is difficult to estimate how much it can take time to rebuild entire sections of a city, so that today, the work is far from over and the victims do not have all found a being similar to that which they had before the tornado life. And as now, the computer has become a basic necessity, there is little doubt that the damage caused by the storm are also technological damage.
Google is not (yet) a public works company, she preferred to help in an area that today control: new technologies, in particular, tablets. The company has indicated that it would give the city 17 000 Nexus 7, the prize amount is $ 2.3 million, which is not exactly a small sum. "Technology plays a vital role when it comes to rebuilding shattered communities, to make them stronger and more durable. Increasingly, people are using mobile and Internet technologies to educate or teach things to their loved ones. Our hope is that these tablets can be a resource to do that, "said Susan Molinari, responsible for communication with the Government of Google.
These Nexus 7 will be distributed to communities, associations, libraries and other shops and small businesses are still feeling the weight of the damage last year. It is unclear how it will be distributed, or if Google took the opportunity to get rid of its old models Nexus 7 now that the 2013 version is released: in all cases, it is a move that may allow to be affected to some common virtual time.