Reply #1: Well, it had to be a LOT of money on the table

[MADem]

It's like that old joke, where someone asks someone else if they'd prostitute themselves for two dollars. The reply is "Who do you think I am? How DARE you?" The follow-on question is "Would you do it for a MILLION dollars?" The individual acknowledges that they would, for that amount. The joke finishes along the lines of "Well, we've established what you are, now we're down to haggling over the price."

Isn't their motto "Don't be evil" or something like that? Maybe they need to change it to "Don't be evil...for less than $XX million???"