used to be a prospective employee for Google had to make it through 14 interviews to make sure they were a genius, then they received a million bucks in stock and were told to drive a civic instead of a BMW as that was the culture,
could they be relaxing their requirements? maybe only 12 interviews and a rubics cube test?
they are having problems with the gizmo that you wear on your head, so maybe they have peaked out as a company,
paypal has started a program whereby you can buy stuff while in outer space, maybe they have peaked out also,
Mt View used to be a low rent town til Google got there, now you need a wheelbarrow full of cash to get a apartment, and the workers are so busy that seats in the the Google box section at Shoreline Amphitheater are seldom occupied, but they do have a bunch of 5 star restaurants inside the lobby to persuade people to eat in their cube, while the execs have a 3 margarita lunch at the delicious Fiesta del Mar Mexican restaurant down the street,