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1114 points namukang | 4 comments | 11 Apr 25 20:19 UTC | HN request time: 0.887s | source
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azangru ◴[14 Apr 25 09:49 UTC] No.43679631[source]▶
I've skimmed through the comments; and seen that most people have commented on the cog in the machine thing, or on layoffs in general and how they suck.

To me, the shock from this blog post was about seeing a Chrome developer relations engineer whom I have grown to admire and who has been doing a stellar job educating web developers on new html and css features, get the sack. He was one of the best remaining speakers on web topics at the Chrome team (I am still sad about the departure of Paul Lewis and Jake Archibald); and produced a lot of top-notch educational materials (the CSS podcast; the conference talks; the demos).

What does this say about Google's attitude to web and to Chrome? What does this say about Google's commitment to developer excellence?

I understand that this is a personal tragedy for Adam; but for me personally, this is also a huge disillusionment in Google.

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jldugger ◴[14 Apr 25 16:30 UTC] No.43683096[source]▶
> What does this say about Google's attitude to web and to Chrome? What does this say about Google's commitment to developer excellence?

It probably says "the DOJ really is gonna force us to sell Chrome."

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1. rchaud ◴[14 Apr 25 17:52 UTC] No.43684142[source]▶
Unless the prospective buyer's name rhymes with Melon Tusk, I doubt the DOJ will do anything to challenge Google's web monopoly this strongly.
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2. jldugger ◴[15 Apr 25 22:02 UTC] No.43698963[source]▶
You don't think DOJ will force Google sell chrome? https://www.wired.com/story/the-doj-still-wants-google-to-di...
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3. rchaud ◴[16 Apr 25 14:39 UTC] No.43706155[source]▶
No, not unless there is a large American buyer already in place. The DOJ did not force Microsoft to sell IE in 2001 either, and back then there was no US software company anywhere near Microsoft's size that would have purchased it. DOJ are not in the business of eliminating a global monopoly if a US company holds said monopoly.
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4. jldugger ◴[17 Apr 25 05:59 UTC] No.43713549{3}[source]▶
Hear me out: direct listing!