The State of Google

14 points | by 3dedb728-3f77 2 days ago

10 comments

  • eli_berman 1 hour ago
    Your question: "Why is it that each of the tools I have been using for the last 20 years are being destroyed one by one?"

    --> the answer: anyone can built it themselves today

  • lostdog 1 hour ago
    Google wants money.

    The past decade they've been replacing any leadership who thinks about serving their users or creating amazing things with people who can only think in terms of immediate money.

    Don't expect them to make anything new or interesting from here on out. They got lucky that the old guard was so interested in AI, and the new leadership was unable to snuff it out before it turned out to be valuable. But Google will be unable to make anything new after AI since they have harvested their seedcorn.

  • omosubi 1 day ago
    Does google plan to keep the web version? also, you can still use the desktop app. this seems like a non-issue
  • orionblastar 2 days ago
    Yahoo did the same thing to its web browser and Yahoo Groups, not to mention Geocities. If something costs more to support than it brings in, a company will end support for it.
  • maxzhdev 4 hours ago
    optimize costs
  • Panzerschrek 1 day ago
    Google Earth is likely not profitable to keep it alive. This probably happened with many other services killed previously.
  • rvz 2 days ago
    Google is fine. One of the world’s most profitable companies.

    Nothing to see here.

    • stanski 2 days ago
      Exactly right. OP determines value differently than a mega corporation.
    • gokuljs 2 days ago
      A company can have money but can lose taste. look at IBM and microsoft
  • BorisMelnik 18 hours ago
    it's what Google does....Google reader anyone remember
  • gokuljs 2 days ago
    See, Google has just entered its IBM era.
  • journal-myw 1 day ago
    Exactly right.