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Can anyone explain the management at Google and why they continue to produce these products that seem to be copies of copies of programs that have been failures
by sgnelson 10y ago
Can anyone explain the management at Google and why they continue to produce these products that seem to be copies of copies of programs that have been failures, before they even launch? Is it like an octopus where the 7th tentacle doesn't know what the 1st is doing?
I'm very curious about the decision making process at Google these days.
If the world needs anything, it's one more messaging app. /s
- joshmn 10y agoBut wait, this one allows you to make your own emojis that you can only use within its app!
- ensiferum 10y agoDon't forget the scaling text and emojis!
- uola 10y agoGoogle is (in)famous for their application process and hiring fairly young people from "top" school. That gets them a lot of brilliant people, but not necessarily good leaders nor energetic followers. The company itself is a comfortable home for some, a stepping stone for others and make more money then they know what to do with. That combined makes the collective fear of failure far greater than the need for success.
- tveita 10y agoI guess the high potential reward outweighs the low chance of success for each individual product. Same reason anyone else makes a messaging app, except that Google has other ways to capitalize on a success than hoping to be bought up. People are obviously messaging each other, so the demand is proven, and exactly which messaging apps make it big seems to be a bit random, so from that perspective pumping out a lot of them and seeing what sticks is not the worst strategy. The safe bet is buying whoever comes out on top, but prices are a bit inflated at the moment.