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I blame Sundae Pichai. I don’t know how. But it has to be him.

• throwaway2037 2y ago
  If you believe what Wiki says, he has been involved in many of the Google products that have shaped our digital lives in the last 20 years: > Pichai joined Google in 2004, where he led the product management and innovation efforts for a suite of Google's client software products, including Google Chrome and ChromeOS, as well as being largely responsible for Google Drive. In addition, he went on to oversee the development of other applications such as Gmail and Google Maps. That is quite a list. I have not accomplished even 1% as much!
  • whatshisface 2y ago
    I've overseen the construction of several highway expansions and overpasses, and shouldered only the accusation of being a drive-by manager.
  • nashashmi 2y ago
    Product guys becoming CEOs is like someone focused on the technicals is pushed to marketing. I bet he is good at both.
    • throwaway2037 2y ago
      This is a interesting point. Do you know if Satya Nadella's career at Microsoft was similar? (Personal note: I feel like he really turned it around. Microsoft is so much less combative that it used to be. Yeah, HN, I know: Not perfect, but much better than the original gang.)
      • nashashmi 2y ago
        Msft was hated before for its closed-ness. Google was loved for its service to the user. Both moved into the direction of marketshare. The end result is what we see today which is a drive for market share with less innovation. Or at least all innovation on the shelves put out for integration.