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The market’s response has so far been good, with the stock cost up six%. And I suspect it will also have a longer-term overall performance effect, as greater transparency of each its cash flows and investments prompts greater discipline and accountability. Although this new organizational form increases transparency, that transparency only further illuminates the disconnect between Alphabet’s a variety of businesses. It just highlights the question of why the different enterprises are bundled with each other. This kind of arrangement could turn out to be routine for Alphabet’s numerous healthcare subsidiaries as insurers and clinicians seek to increase patient outcomes...