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From the article: > The group [which included Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Alphabet chief financial officer Ruth Porat and then-CEO of Alphabet Larry Page] even t
by mkolodny 7y ago
From the article:
> The group [which included Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Alphabet chief financial officer Ruth Porat and then-CEO of Alphabet Larry Page] even talked about—and eventually dismissed—the idea of leaving the market entirely
It's sounds like shutting down GCP at some point is definitely a possibility.
- manigandham 7y agoWhy does "talked about" mean so much but "eventually dismissed" mean nothing? Are you selectively reading this?
- freehunter 7y agoWhy does “dismissed” mean so much but “eventually” mean nothing? That makes it sounds like it was a pretty serious conversation where most people up to this point may have been using GCP with the idea that shutting it down was never a real option for Google.
- mkolodny 7y agoThey're both meaningful. GCP still exists because they eventually dismissed the idea of shutting it down. But the fact that they discussed the idea means that shutting it down was a real possibility. I think it also means that if GCP's category position weakens out stays the same, they'll consider shutting it down again.