That's not even a joke. If Google had a magical cancer cure, they would absolutely stop supporting it. The manager in charge of that project got their promotion, and the new manager brought in won't get any credit for maintaining an existing project, they need a new project they can put their name on.

The striking similarity of this pattern with what real world politicians are doing is not a coincidence

The worst part is that you have to take the medication for 20 months before you're cured