• Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    They had a really amazing search algorithm that they used to make ad revenue and then made a bunch of stuff because the engineers were bored.

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      1 year ago

      Google’s problem is they reward bringing new product to market, but they don’t reward steady stewardship or iteration to improve existing products. That’s why you see Google release multiple products that do the same thing.