On: Google Acquires Makani Power And Its Airborne Wind...

[brandoncor]

For those that have a subscription, The New Yorker did an interesting profile of Makani in the 5/20 issue:

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2013/05/20/130520fa_fact_...

Apparently Montague was actually seeking funding to create a kite-boat (he had previously help establish kite-boarding), but it was Larry and Sergey's idea to go down the wind energy route.

[cloudwalking → brandoncor]

Tangential: Larry is an avid kiteboarder.

[ozchrisb → cloudwalking]

So is Sergey.