[indigoabstract]

Will Google turn into a university next?

Because this sounds to me a bit like how things work in academia. I think the push there is to publish, but the essence is that, for every decision, committees rule.

[ahoka]

Google works like academia because that’s all the founders knew.

[disgruntledphd2]

I mean, it's always seemed pretty academic to me, due to the founders.