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1. 650 · 1785947953 · focus · HN ↗

   The first sentence is quite telling

   >We’ve got amazing talent, world-class compute and products…

   Products are third on the list. Google is an incubator for talent first and foremost. Products are an afterthought

   1. Terr_ · 1785952919 · focus · HN ↗

      It just tells you about their intended audience: Investors rather than consumers.

      Nowadays, every company—even huge ones—prefers to be seen as a "growth opportunity", so they are trying to play up their ability to create new products which will somehow be so incredible that the line keeps moving up forever.

      That said, there is definitely a correlation between companies chasing new products and leaving old ones to become crap.

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