Am a googler (hence throwaway account) & I can easily tell you why this shit keeps happening! Google featureless ZERO penalties for fucking shit up! Zero! Do you know what the people who wasted two years on Allo got after it was canned? Nothing! Some of them actually got promoted! Google GREATLY encourages "launches" - releasing something publicly. And keep in mind - no penalties if the shit is half baked, not workin…
Look at that naïve little coder who thinks that the company benefits from the bugless products. Google launched a new service. Google stocks grew. Everyone is happy, you just helped people make some millions.
Just creating an account to post snark is not in the spirit of HN I believe.