[ahmeneeroe-v2]

I assume they mean: expose internal corporate silos/VP-fiefdoms that don't work seamlessly together despite being marketed under the same brand

[dmix]

Google is quite notorious for having this issue from various blog posts and HN comments I've read.

Lots of middle management power groups that would prevent a cohesive top down vision from easily being adopted.

[yen223]

This is the norm, not the exception for big companies.

The more I spend time in mid-large companies, the more I'm amazed that that Apple somehow managed to avoid releasing three different messaging apps that do the same thing.

[ljm]

The same as any enterprise company. It’s all office politics and bureaucracy.

Make no mistake, Google is Enterprise.

[drevil-v2]

Now it makes sense why Elon Musk trims the fat on his companies ruthlessly and regularly