Following the OP's assertion, they could have been even more successful if they weren't remote. Neither of these assertions (a general case assertion) nor a cherry picked set of anecdotes, proves the ideas.
Everyone is arguing about the age-old questions around productivity and how to measure it, in software development. Google's tracked metrics fell (probably after a time of instability or increase) and so the organization is reacting.
Everyone is arguing about the age-old questions around productivity and how to measure it, in software development. Google's tracked metrics fell (probably after a time of instability or increase) and so the organization is reacting.