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Re:Dear Google Cloud: Your Deprecation Policy Is Killing You by CamperBob2 on Saturday August 15, 2020 @03:32AM (#24166811)
And, if they do this, how are they generally speaking so successful?

The usual recipe for success in tech: competitors who are even less competent.

See also: how Microsoft dominated personal computing back in the day.

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Re:Dear Google Cloud: Your Deprecation Policy Is Killing You by joshuamorton on Saturday August 15, 2020 @04:09PM (#24171952)
Then this would imply that selecting for people who want to work at Google, instead of the "best candidate" is a valid strategy because it leads to better outcomes.

Again I think this whole line of thinking is nonsense, but even if you take it at face value, it still doesn't make sense.

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Re:Dear Google Cloud: Your Deprecation Policy Is Killing You by sukilot on Sunday August 16, 2020 @11:44AM (#24178664)
>Microsoft dominated personal computing back in the day.

By making illegal deals with PC sellers, and by vandalizing apps running on their OS.

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