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They are leaving Google, but Google is an investor in the new company. So a split, but not exactly a divorce. Or something.

• asdfman123 2mo ago
  A "Maria's not an asset to the abbey" situation for you Sound of Music enjoyers.
  • compiler-guy 2mo ago
    Except no one was singing "How do you solve a problem like Jeff and Sanjay?" prior to this.
    • asdfman123 2mo ago
      You don't know that for sure.
      • defen 2mo ago
        Ewing Theory, but for trillion dollar corporations.
  • leoc 2mo ago
    It seems reminiscent of the Green Project/FirstPerson episode that led to Java https://landley.net/history/mirror/java/javaorigin.html https://landley.net/history/mirror/java/javaorigin.html , and I'm sure many another attempt to keep some unhappy star players in a company's orbit using a spinoff.