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The teams maybe autonomous in Google but I'm sure that they are aware that they are duplicating functionality and thus really harming the company. What the heck the are product managers and their managers doing at Google? Building their own little empires?

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What the heck the are product managers and their managers doing at Google? Building their own little empires?

It's not as simple as that. In every case, if you look carefully there are good reasons why each version operates like it does. Each team is trying to make the best possible product. The lack of oversight doesn't necessarily indicate empire building.

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