[mtrovo]

> System structure mirrors organization

You listed:

- one static pdf file stored on a CDN

- one company blog static website

- one developer documentation static website

- one interactive product URL

As much as I like to dunk on how messy things can be at Google I don't think this is a really good example. Apart from small startups I would be scared if you served all of them from the same base host.

[setgree]

The many domains is a problem because it suggests a many-teams approach to product development, and the more cooks in the kitchen, the more likely a repeat of Gemini 1’s rollout, which was a mess [0]. Basically I’m looking to see that Google cares about the meta-level user experience of finding, understanding, and using its products, and scattering key usage details around the internet is not a good sign. It suggests deeper process problems if a simple issue like this either didn’t get noticed or can’t get fixed.

[0] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/mar/08/we-defini...