Earlier quoted context omitted.
They very much killed the golden goose. It's a real failure to think in terms of systems. Google relies on a healthy open web, yet as arguably the biggest single influencer of the web it has completely failed to maintain that let alone improve it.
In the fable it is not a golden goose. This is significant because killing a golden goose would result in golden flesh. The (not golden) goose lays golden eggs. The recurring time-based nature of the eggs is the key aspect of the fable.
You're right! Mistake on my part