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Re:RIP Google Hangouts, Google’s last, best chance to compet... by thiht on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @12:03PM (#33423106)
> TGIF

What’s that? Besides « thanks god it’s Friday »?

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Re:RIP Google Hangouts, Google’s last, best chance to compet... by dekhn on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @12:06PM (#33423149)
Google had a weekly meeting where the executives would explain their latest crazy ideas and accomplishments. It's held on Thursday, because Sundar wanted to make people in Japan happier about attending.
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Re:RIP Google Hangouts, Google’s last, best chance to compet... by mishac on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @01:06PM (#33424024)
Due to timezones? or is there something in Japanese culture that makes friday meetings disliked?
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Re:RIP Google Hangouts, Google’s last, best chance to compet... by dekhn on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @01:13PM (#33424108)
Yes, they wanted to find a time that worked for the major 3 locations- Asia, EU, and US. If they held it on Friday, that was Saturday in Japan. So it was moved from Friday early evening to Thursday early evening.
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