Well maybe it'll be a renaissance for many different and new projects. With Google hoardning all this talent and cushioning them on non-strategic, prestige task

Well maybe it'll be a renaissance for many different and new projects. With Google hoardning all this talent and cushioning them on non-strategic, prestige tasks the ecosystem became desolate (thus enhancing Google's role as beacoun of OSS). It sucks for those fired but let's be honest, just a bit. They're household names in their respective industries, and they'll be welcomed in no time onto new projects. It's like a fire sweeping in a forest, clearing the undergrowth and making space for a new growth frenzy.