Seriously, why the downvotes? I don't think developing in secret is how things should be done (in a perfect world). I'm just theorising why Google might have ch

Seriously, why the downvotes? I don't think developing in secret is how things should be done (in a perfect world). I'm just theorising why Google might have chosen to work that way. Is this not a reasonable motive, or is there a better explanation for their behaviour?