Really good point. He might just be following google's PR directives. Also, while their research team is ostensibly doing great work, maybe the product team doe

Really good point. He might just be following google's PR directives. Also, while their research team is ostensibly doing great work, maybe the product team doesn't have much to show or claim after all. Which CEO/exec wouldn't want to make a tall claim about their product or company while on stage (that they can reasonably back up if questioned)?