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Because they don't know how to. They hired Eric Schmidt for a reason, and then stopped worrying about business things. It's about time they stepped back up, but
by exmadscientist 3y ago
Because they don't know how to. They hired Eric Schmidt for a reason, and then stopped worrying about business things. It's about time they stepped back up, but are they even able to?
- rezonant 3y agoLarry Page (the cofounder) took over after Eric Schmidt. And that was a long, long time ago. Read up on the History section of Google's wikipedia page for more ancient history.
- exmadscientist 3y agoAnd Larry's term as CEO following Eric's departure is one of the main reasons why I say he doesn't know how to fix this. I lived through it, I don't need to read the history books. Larry didn't seem to have any ability to keep the ship on course in mild conditions, nor the inclination to learn, so why would he have the ability to get out of a major storm? (And to be clear, I don't think that's a personal failing. I don't think I'd do any better in his place! But I think knowing your own limits is very important, and knowing that I'd be a terrible megacorp CEO is part of that.)