This is a weak argument that simply caters to the ongoing HN hivemind opinion. While Google made the initial proposal, many other parties did participate in getting quic standardized. The industry at large was in favor.
IETF QUIC ended up substantially different from gQUIC. People who say Google somehow single-handedly pushed things through probably haven’t read anything along the standardization process, but of course everyone has to have an opinion about all things Google.
