I take issue with this point of view- Open offices can be terrible for some businesses and terrific for others. So "the market" isn't going to make some simple

I take issue with this point of view- Open offices can be terrible for some businesses and terrific for others. So "the market" isn't going to make some simple decision for everyone. Google makes 250k per employee, and can afford to have a thoughtful and spacious open office that has sound proofing and sufficient break-out rooms and meeting places. On top of that, they can afford to be picky with their employees and hire thoughtful intelligent people. Compare that with a standard company workplace. First, they get excited about saving money by smashing more people into a smaller area. Second, they are following a trend and don't know to care about the 'small' things that make an open office livable (adequate side rooms, soundproofing, etc) Third they have whatever hierarchy they had before, which probably prevents people from collaborating easily because they'll be stealing time from their bosses projects etc. Next, they aren't hiring to Google's standards. After that, they might not be in a tech industry with quick feedback to failure and success and be filled with people who therefore optimizing for weirder goals. Finally, all those employees aren't used to the open office plan, resent it, and are filled with bad habits. So in the end it's easy for me to see tons of terrible open office plans, while acknowledging they work terrifically for some people.