But the language they used wasn't ambiguous. They said they were committed to it. If they want to give themselves wiggle room to backtrack on decisions based on performance, they need to find a way of being enthusiastic without making it sound like they are going long on the tech and the platform.
Re:Google is shutting down Stadia
by HelloNurse on Friday September 30, 2022 @03:43AM
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"I'm committed" can imply "my boss isn't".
It can, but that means that there's room for improvement for Google's internal communication and external expectation setting.
Reckless disregard for truth is as bad as lying. Claiming to definitively know things you don't know, is lying.
Re:Google is shutting down Stadia
by hn_throwaway_99 on Thursday September 29, 2022 @05:59PM
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I don't think folks really care much if it was an outright lie, or if it was a George Costanza "It's not a lie if YOU believe it" lie.
Just another data point on why people rightfully think PR posts like this are BS.
And that upper management (VP/director/etc.) probably finally made the decision to shut it down just a couple of weeks ago or even less.
So while ironic... it's highly unlikely Google was lying, as multiple people here are suggesting. Nobody knows for sure that a product/team will be shut down until it actually is. Not even upper management knows until they see the newest numbers.
Having had some experience at large companies, many teams' whole existence is on the line every ~3 months as the product manager presents updates to the VP and associates, and then waits a week to find out later if the team a) gets new employees / higher budget, b) gets no new employees and no increased budget, or c) gets cancelled so start looking for an internal transfer.