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I know that proverb via a popular Spanish version, and I do quote it in the book, though not in reference to Google Plus.

• fishnchips 10y ago
  If you knew the other side of the story - how folks at Google felt about G+ - you'd know what I mean. Historically there's been a ton of internal pushback against many C-level decisions. Killing Reader was one instance where we had petitions, public outrages and a few ragequits. But nothing ever came close to how demoralizing G+ was. Lots of folks genuinely believed in G's "mission" and joined the company to make the world a better place. No, seriously, a ton of people believed it. Seeing how cynical G's play against FB was and how willingly G trampled its core values in the process lots of people simply lost faith in the company. Most of them stayed but the magic was gone. I think at some stage it became clear that if you push this pedal to the metal the company will simply implode.
  • dredmorbius 10y ago
    That corresponds strongly with my (outsiders) view, and conversations I've had with a few Googlers. Though I'm also aware that decisions at _any_ organisation can be unpopular, and in a large company, you'll have responses. But G+ seemed to push the strain quite high.