I think cutting it for saving money is the most charitable explanation you can give, the other ones would look much worse for Google.

Timeline pressure seems to me the most likely one, and that looks no worse than saving money.

	▲	lucb1e 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		How could that be when previous models have it? In terms of timeline, it seems quicker not to remove a feature than to remove and test the new changes