I've heard a similar critique for Google launching new products and then letting them die, where it's really driven by their policies and practice around what gets someone a promotion and what doesn't.
Re:The man who killed Google Search
by broknbottle on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @10:28PM
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Yep, promo doc bs that will be immediately abandoned as soon as the promo goes through in X quarter.
Unfortunately, Google evaluates employees by the complexity of their work. "Demonstrates complexity" is a checkbox on promo packets, from what I've heard.
Naturally, every engineer will try to over-complicate things just so they can get the raises and promos. You get what you value.