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Re:Area 120, Google’s in-house incubator, severely impacted ... by MonkeyMalarky on Saturday January 21, 2023 @10:44AM (#34467153)
On one hand it's basically admitting that regular development teams and managers don't have the freedom or latitude to build experimental stuff. On the other, at somewhere like an aerospace company, experimental projects are just too big and complex to do without an incubator like skunk workshop so it can be a good thing.
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Re:Area 120, Google’s in-house incubator, severely impacted ... by tpmx on Saturday January 21, 2023 @10:54AM (#34467231)
Good points.

Software obviously doesn't inherit the physical aspects involved with aerospace experimentation (e.g. Lockheed Martin Skunk Works). The limiting factor is typically only employee focus/time.

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