This is a distraction from the real problem. Yes, 'cost savings' in the form of layoffs is bad given the amount of money Google is making. But the real issue i

This is a distraction from the real problem. Yes, 'cost savings' in the form of layoffs is bad given the amount of money Google is making. But the real issue is that they hardly seem to be really narrowing their focus and pushing out something that captures people's imagination and gives them a reason to believe in the company. I believe the technical folks have mostly done their job across the years. The product, marketing and comms folks seem to be MIA though. Not every technical feat Google accomplishes will be a home run, but between ChromeOS/Pixelbooks, Stadia, Bard (so far), Nest/Smarthome their should be at least one winner. IMO in every case I think you can trace the failure back to bad product launches, poor PR and comms, and poor marketing. Very rarely is the tech 'bad'.