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Did they recently hire some Microsoft PMs? "Our shiny new product isn't selling. How do we pump up the numbers?" "Bundle it into another popular product, of c
by paxys 2y ago
Did they recently hire some Microsoft PMs?
"Our shiny new product isn't selling. How do we pump up the numbers?"
"Bundle it into another popular product, of course."
- OsrsNeedsf2P 2y agoThis is how every big tech works. Leech onto high priority projects and call it "impact"
- tdeck 2y agoAt Google even if you aren't trying to make money, you can get preferred placement in search for some project to boost user numbers and reach. I always worried it made teams complacent about actually making a good product people wanted, but it was hard to resist.