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Re:Google Cloud Workstations – Fully managed browser-based d... by jiggawatts on Thursday October 13, 2022 @07:11PM (#33197673)
Comments along these lines are invariably the top-rated feedback to every such Google announcement.

There is no way that they are unaware of this customer sentiment at this point.

Which makes me wonder: why haven't done anything about this?

Re:Google Cloud Workstations – Fully managed browser-based d... by paulryanrogers on Thursday October 13, 2022 @07:17PM (#33197730)
The executive function of a large enough organism may lose control of some of bodily functions. Or their compensation may depend upon the existing incentive structure, regardless of how customer-hostile it may become.
Re:Google Cloud Workstations – Fully managed browser-based d... by metadat on Thursday October 13, 2022 @07:16PM (#33197718)
Because the Big-G CEO Sundar Pichai and CFO Ruthless Ruth Porat are merely stewards serving at the wish of and executing orders from, erm, fulfilling the vision of the board of directors (Larry Page, Sergey Brin, etc).

At this late stage, it's time to exploit the resources and milk thr asset for every last penny. The board of directors are concerned primarily about profitability and ROI.

Nothing lasts forever. Except perhaps man's greedy desire to accumulate ever more wealth and power. This too, shall pass.

Re:Google Cloud Workstations – Fully managed browser-based d... by addicted on Friday October 14, 2022 @06:55AM (#33201851)
Because it doesn’t impact the handful of money earners they do have. ie various version of Ads.