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by ur-whale 1158 days ago
> 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".