That may well be. However, I’d argue that effects like these are just the cost of doing business at their scale – and therefore entirely their problem. No one outside of the affected corporation should need to care at all.
Oh, definitely. This overview was an explanation for why "Just adding one new option" is a one-quarter project and not nearly as simple as people from smaller operations assume it will be.
... in fact, I think this is indicative of the risk Google experiences now of disruption. At their scale, they are no longer agile. When a company is willing to spend money on a daily fine for exceeding the target deadline after three months, they're signalling strongly that smaller, more focused operations can out-maneuver them.
