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Another device heads to the Google graveyard.

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Google & Microsoft went to the same college. They create devices, make people think there will be multiple generations of these devices, and in a short time, DELETE them from Earth. Same for services. If you have a complaint about my opinion, you can contact me on Google+

[–] Anticorp 18 points 3 months ago (2 children)

What's weird is that Google + actually had a lot of traction. They could have been serious competitors to Facebook, especially now that Facebook has completely fucked their site.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They completely screwed that up. Some of us never joined StalkerBook and never will. I think the real reason Google stops doing things is because they can't make bazillions doing it. Billions are just not enough for them. Greedy, greedy, greedy.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I think the reason they drop these things is that the project leaders move on and one one wants to take that job anymore. If there is no one to push it, no one cares and it gets axed. The person that setup Google+ probably wasn't around after it launched, so momentum was just completely lost.

Calling them greedy gives them more credit than the apathy they had to begin with.

[–] Saeveo 5 points 3 months ago

I remember reading somewhere that this happens because people within Google are only credited for bringing new products/projects to fruition. There's no benefit career-wise to maintaining or improving a product, so once it's up and running you pull your team away from it ASAP to start working on something new.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I remember a time when Google Bros existed. Like, the folks who got Gmail accounts when they were invite only. Who used Android because it was a Google product. That seems to have ended. Google isn't the place for the cool nerds anymore.

[–] Anticorp 1 points 3 months ago

Google went from one of my favorite companies in the world, to one of the least. The downfall started when they changed their motto, which was an overt declaration that money had become more important than not being evil.