Here's my reaction: If google wants me in the office, then fine, I'll just arrive an hour later and leave an hour earlier ~ the length of the average commute. It's obvious that the company values seat time in the office more than 25% extra productivity. Google chose to put their offices in the least accessible areas of the country and there is a price to pay for that. Either you pay higher salaries or put up with less producitivity.

It just reminds of those articles from the 99s when companies hired people to be in the office right before the dot com bust.