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by dmix 736 days ago
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.

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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.

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

Make no mistake, Google is Enterprise.

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