If they make the menu hoverable (at least on desktop) then their other products are still only a click away.
This makes more sense actually because it means more searches from Google's main homepage, because there are less options to navigate away.
It also makes the page less cluttered and gives the user 2 distinct set of actions:
1) Perform a search
2) Use a popup menu to navigate to a different product
This makes more sense actually because it means more searches from Google's main homepage, because there are less options to navigate away.
It also makes the page less cluttered and gives the user 2 distinct set of actions: 1) Perform a search 2) Use a popup menu to navigate to a different product