I don't know to what extent that's an explicit strategy, but I would find it plausible to imagine that FAANG could spend a lot less on engineering - both in ter

I don't know to what extent that's an explicit strategy, but I would find it plausible to imagine that FAANG could spend a lot less on engineering - both in terms of salaries and head count - to keep their current velocity on product development, but they see a strategic interest in controlling that talent pool which they have an opportunity to exploit via capital advantage.