From what I’ve observed, Google was an anomaly that helped build trust in Big Tech (and lured me into it).

AFAIK, developers had strong reservations against Microsoft before the Google era, and it was only after Google’s rise that Silicon Valley became attractive to top talent, leading to a shift in the tech landscape. Now, with the decline of Google’s culture, that trust seems to be fading as well.

Unlike traditional corporations, Google used to be trusted by investors, employees, users, and the general public — I can’t think of any other company that checked all these boxes.