[rdtsc]

> Usually when I read things that I disagree with it doesn't really prod at me ... I saw nothing in that article as to /why/ google might have done what they did

And then from the article:

""" but enough people finally cornered them and got them to admit it was about the cost. """

From what I see, you really didn't read the article.

[StavrosK]

Of course it was about the cost. The article doesn't mention any reasons why they would have to cut costs, though.

[zeroboy]

No, it's not "of course it's because of the cost" because it could have been for another reason, and (thank God) the article wasn't about why Google would cut back on a perk. If it was, I wouldn't have read it.