Right, and shareholders are asking Sundar "Why is OpenAI launching our product and taking our (massive) commercial success?"

Honestly I think Sundar should be let go over this, he should have been let go years ago, but now I definitely don't see what leadership sees in him. The dude is a better fit for running General Mills than a tech company. No innovation, just sell the same thing over and over.

If anything it allowed competitors to raise above Google.

PS: Not saying Deepmind's research is not worthy, nor that this is fair. Just that it appears that Alphabet/Google (and by extension Deepmind) is being reminded that its main goal is making money.