It's hard to tell whether your comment was sarcastic or serious, but the guy invented homebrew, and was passed over for as you say, not knowing fundamental things. I'd flip the script in this narrative: by passing over the author of a wildly popular piece of software, the interviewers showed their missing knowledge of fundamental things - like good business sense. No thanks, Google.
And what does Google invent, anyway, given that their biggest financial successes have been acquisitions?
And what does Google invent, anyway, given that their biggest financial successes have been acquisitions?