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Re:Lessons from 14 Years at Google by pif on Monday January 05, 2026 @10:01AM (#46499533)
Yous story is not about optimization: it is about change imposed to people who did not request it, nor felt the need of it.
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Re:Lessons from 14 Years at Google by zwnow on Monday January 05, 2026 @01:29PM (#46502651)
It 100% was about optimization. Introducing new devices, with more capabilities (storage place recommendations for example), that weren't 10 years old and broke every 2 weeks is optimizing.
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