[walls]

> So on one hand Google doesn't innovate anymore and is too shy to release anything new

From everything I've read here, the problem is that only innovation is rewarded with promotions. Once a product is released, the people in charge get promoted, and move on to another new project, leaving everything to die.

[martius]

It's something I've heard and read many times, inside and outside of the company, but it's something I haven't really witnessed in my 4 years here.

There are many ways to be promoted and launching something new is definitely not the easiest way.

I understand that it's common to see people leave a team or product once they shipped a promo project, but products don't just die because one or two senior people leave a team.