Ex Google Exec: Larry Page Ruined Company by Trying to Imitate Facebook

In a blog post written yesterday James Whittaker, a former Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) executive and current Partner Development Manager at Microsoft, has said that Larry Page’s period at the reigns of the search giant has ruined the company. The post, entitled “Why I left Google”, is a discussion of the way Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has changed in recent years and how the changes have left both employees and the company’s customer base feeling devalued and taken for granted. His argument is summed uo in his thirp paragraph, “The Google I was passionate about was a technology company that empowered its employees to innovate….