What cromwellian said, but I'd also add that, as an outsider at least, the zeitgeist amongst people I've spoken to is that stack ranking is hurting Google. The

What cromwellian said, but I'd also add that, as an outsider at least, the zeitgeist amongst people I've spoken to is that stack ranking is hurting Google. The poisonous effects of stack ranking may take time to manifest in a notable way at Google. Maybe if Google's products stopped being as cool as they are now, or their compensation is no longer as generous as it is now (see: becoming Microsoft), this would be accelerated.