This was not intended as flame bait, rather just to be overtly shaming towards Google, whose behavior had been unquestionably appalling.

Usually when people think they're "just overtly shaming", they're also posting flamebait. Please leave the online callout/shaming culture behind when you step in here, and follow the site guidelines regardless of how you feel about appalling behavior. You may not owe Google better, but you owe the community better if you're posting here.