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Re:Google mandates workers back to Silicon Valley, other off... by pclmulqdq on Thursday March 03, 2022 @07:50AM (#30540231)
Honestly, the argument you made in the first paragraph is a good argument against companies getting too big rather than against remote work: what part of Google's profit comes from work done in the last 5 years?

Most Google products and services were mature in 2017.

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Re:Google mandates workers back to Silicon Valley, other off... by johnnyanmac on Thursday March 03, 2022 @12:05PM (#30543594)
>what part of Google's profit comes from work done in the last 5 years?

I imagine maintanence. Even if they decided not to pursue any new products, features, or other major updates, keeping their services updated and providing various B2B support is a big part of keeping the whole thing running. It's not glamorous, but it is very specialized and requires top talent even for bug fixes, security patches, etc. at that level.

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