From what I’ve heard from former Google workers, it’s primarily as a result of Google has a bizarre incentive construction for its engineers which places the entire weight on launching new merchandise, however not enhancing, sustaining, or sustaining these merchandise. For many Google engineers, the one option to advance one’s profession is to be a part of the launch (or main overhaul) of some product (e.g. Google Glass, Stadia, Google+, and so forth.).
ALTThe extra merchandise an engineer is a part of launching, the better it’s to get promoted, get pay will increase, and advance one’s profession. There’s no profit to staying on, so the formidable engineers will solely stick round till the product launch counts towards their promotion cycle, then abandon the mission shortly after to hitch up with one other product that’s nonetheless in improvement. The previous Google engineers referred to as this the LPA cycle – Launch, Promo, Abandon. That is additionally why so many Google merchandise cease receiving significant post-launch updates. Many of the engineering crew has deserted the product. It actually doesn’t have a lot to do with Stadia in particular.
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