Google is the world's most expensive post-college hiring and training program, subsidized by the core search/ads cash cow.
But it's a really bad one. They killed Reader because it would let them abandon some legacy infrastructure. All other businesses don't have that luxury. They deal with annoying challenges head on. Google's unlimited money basically lets them abandon products when maintaining them stops being fun, or when extra work is required to power through the last 10% and make that product viable for take-off.
But it's a really bad one. They killed Reader because it would let them abandon some legacy infrastructure. All other businesses don't have that luxury. They deal with annoying challenges head on. Google's unlimited money basically lets them abandon products when maintaining them stops being fun, or when extra work is required to power through the last 10% and make that product viable for take-off.