> Third, a lot of Pichai's big bets have failed: Google Glass, Google Plus, Google Wave, Project Loon
Every single one of these predates Pichai, who only became CEO in 2015:
* Google Wave was already turned down in 2012
* Google Plus launched in 2011 and the writing was on the wall by 2015
* Google Glass consumer edition was discontinued in Jan 2015 before Pichai started
* Loon is the only arguable exception; it was started in 2011 but only promoted into an official Bet during Pichai's tenure in 2018. However, it was also an experiment from day 1, not "the next big thing" like Wave/Plus/Glass were supposed to be.
Every single one of these predates Pichai, who only became CEO in 2015:
* Google Wave was already turned down in 2012
* Google Plus launched in 2011 and the writing was on the wall by 2015
* Google Glass consumer edition was discontinued in Jan 2015 before Pichai started
* Loon is the only arguable exception; it was started in 2011 but only promoted into an official Bet during Pichai's tenure in 2018. However, it was also an experiment from day 1, not "the next big thing" like Wave/Plus/Glass were supposed to be.