I'm surprised they didn't launch on hire.google, and chose to launch it on hire.google.com instead. Apparently Google doesn't see the .Google TLD as a priority for them.
May I ask why Google isn't using it's own TLD yet? I just tried combinations such as mail.google, maps.google or news.google and would've expect that they at least redirect to the equivalent.
It's the domain they use when an engineering team doesn't make the website; this was probably made by a marketing team, so it doesn't go on google.com.
My bet is this decision is driven somewhere by marketing morons who want 'www.google' (presumably a domain that will at some point exist, the TLD already does) to render as simply 'google'
They literally are using their own TLD, ".google".
The comment you replied to is surprised that they did use their own TLD, thinking they should stick with their classic domain on not their own TLD (google.com)
Google weren't supposed to make it generally available. From their application[0]:
> .dev will operate as a closed gTLD. It will provide Google with the opportunity to differentiate and innovate upon its Google products and services through its use of the gTLD. This will promote competition in the gTLD space by inciting competitors to respond with improved gTLD operations, greater range and higher quality products and services, and/or the creation of their own respective gTLDs, to the benefit of all Internet users. Launching the proposed gTLD will also generate increased competition in the online marketplace by adding incremental availability to the second-level domain pool.
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