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> In May, we launched Google Photos as the home for all your photos and videos. ... In an effort to ensure everyone has the best photos experience we can delive
by m0nty 11y ago
> In May, we launched Google Photos as the home for all your photos and videos. ... In an effort to ensure everyone has the best photos experience we can deliver, on August 1st we’ll start to shut down Google+ Photos
I just don't trust Google and their 5-second attention span any more. Seems like every day brings another change in direction, or outright abandonment of a service I had relied upon. I'm self-hosting email and just won't touch the rest of their offerings, because there's no guarantee of continuity or even continuation.
- madeofpalk 11y agoWell, in this instance at least there's the continuation. The seem pretty set on Photos, and it's a strategic product for them (combined with Android). Google Photos is the successor to Google+ Photos and it surprised me they had both in the market at the same time for as long as they did.
- nissehulth 11y agoYes, I uploaded some photos to Picasa like 10 years ago and those are still available in this "new" service. But even if this is just a re-branding to get away from the G+ fiasco, it's still very confusing.
- easytiger 11y agoIt has got ridiculous. I have thousands of photos there and appreciate the service, but almost every time i log in something has changed. I'd love to know who is making these choices, it is descending into Microsoft levels of program mgmt stupidity. Also I couldn't even map out the interconnectedness of Google's product offerings.
- larister 11y agoThey're dismantling Google Plus. I know that's not the root cause for all the changes, but I think it's the major one and will result in significant upheaval until it's complete. I suspect that in a year or two, things will be a lot more settled and stable.
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