The article does blame the management though, with respect to its concern over cancelled products. > some talented executive wanted to do them, and other Googl

The article does blame the management though, with respect to its concern over cancelled products. > some talented executive wanted to do them, and other Googlers joined him or her. I think you're right in there are issues in the article. I think the article is generally just trying to clarify a more abstract point: current high tech top-down corporate culture favors appearances more than the fundamentals of what makes good things good.