If google really wanted to, they can. But if you're so against ads, what's the point in showing them? Leaving a mechanism to block ads with default being with ads is net positive for google. Now, something like AdNauseum is what hurts google
Yes, that's right, agile in its general meaning.
High pressure could change things but it needs to lead to permanent changes in incentive structures, as pressures come and go too fast.
How Lack of Agile Ties to European Tech Limitations:
Slower Time-to-Market: The tech industry demands high-speed, iterative, and "fail-fast" development cycles to dominate consumer markets. European firms tend to have slower product development cycles compared to US counterparts, often favoring long-term planning over rapid, iterative, and agile software development.
Talent and Structural Rigidity: Rigid labor structures and high restructuring costs in Europe make it difficult to pivot, scale teams quickly, or adopt flexible, "sprint-based" agile approaches, unlike US firms that can rapidly restructure teams.
"Middle Technology Trap" & Risk Aversion: Many European companies excel in mature technologies (e.g., traditional engineering) rather than the rapid, agile software development required for consumer internet platforms. This leads to a risk-averse culture, where firms hesitate to make the massive, risky investments in software that define US Big Tech.
I didn't say it's the only factor, it's just one I've noticed. Other factors might be more important. At the end of the day, it's not like we can run experiments to see how the world evolves with different factors, in order to know precise causality and mechanisms.
Most CEOs say their companies aren’t yet seeing a financial return from investments in AI. Although close to a third (30%) report increased revenue from AI in the last 12 months and a quarter (26%) are seeing lower costs, more than half (56%) say they’ve realised neither revenue nor cost benefits.
I meant I've never come across one not good enough in store, sorry about the confusion. That is, Whistles bought seem fine.