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Re:Google Stadia shuts down internal studios, changing busin... by aylmao on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @02:35AM (#25998250)
> I'm not sure why they didn't grow that to support server side rendering instead of starting a platform from scratch...

I'd assume company politics. Steve Jobs described Apple like a "big startup" [1]— it had 0 committees, and instead had one person in charge of each of the things the company needed to do/care about. They all met weekly and talked about everything they were doing, and it yielded great collaboration. That's why everything "makes sense" and grows from the divisions/apps you'd expect.

Google sounds more like Microsoft before it, with different teams doing work that might overlap and compete against one another. On top of that, afaik flashy "new" products play better for promotions than building upon something that exists. Hence Play Music and Youtube Music, Android and Chrome OS, Google Play and Stadia, etc.

[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5b4nn3ZEVU

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Re:Google Stadia shuts down internal studios, changing busin... by hiptobecubic on Thursday February 04, 2021 @10:55AM (#26026439)
Absolutely yes. Also Google has had an explosion of upper management (director and vp) and the way they battle for turf is like game of thrones.
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