[nus07]

Sundar is a McKinsey consultant who is very pleasant and agreeable and can keep a boat steady while maximizing shareholder return. Unfortunately there isn’t much innovation happening . Google needs a Larry Page or Musk like character back at the helm.

[Planktonne]

> Google needs a Larry Page or Musk like character

These are not the same kind of character.

[gpt5]

They are both highly opinionated founders who are not afraid to make unconventional choices on how to run a company.

[dvngnt_]

I'd rather have a Jobs than Musk

[revelio]

Page is much quieter and more private than Musk. Beyond that they're pretty similar in a lot of ways.

[oldgradstudent]

> while maximizing shareholder return.

That's not maximizing shareholder return.

That's locally maximizing shareholder return.

[TrackerFF]

maximizing returns while minimizing risk.

[KingOfCoders]

"That's locally maximizing shareholder return"

As shareholders jump from ship to ship, there is nothing beyond short term shareholder return.

[oldgradstudent]

Many long term Apple investors view things differently.

[KingOfCoders]

"Many long term Apple investors view things differently."

Apple long term investors are a string of short term investors.

Of course there are people with a long term view or institutional investors who buy and keep their stock for years.

But most investors, if Apple stock drops enough will sell, and new investors will buy at the new level.

[RoyGBivCap]

I bought Apple, nvidia, google, amd, intel, and motorola in 2005.

Apple smoked all of them.

[ur-whale]

> Sundar is a McKinsey consultant who is very pleasant and agreeable and can keep a boat steady

Yep. In fact, he was specifically chose to step in as CEO for his meekness : voted most likely to preserve brand value by best distracting folks from the evil turn the company had taken.

> while maximizing shareholder return.

Nope. He's a 100% static CEO, and he's therefore squandering huge amounts of capital and human resources.

That's not what I'd call "maximizing shareholder return".