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So what if they sunset this service? The worst thing that could happen is you go back to going physically to the store to buy groceries. It's not like you won

by dannyr 11y ago

So what if they sunset this service? The worst thing that could happen is you go back to going physically to the store to buy groceries. It's not like you won't have the ability to buy groceries if the service stops. I personally like that companies like Google are trying out different things.

yoz-y 11y ago
This should not be a Google product, they have Google Ventures to support somebody else to do it. Google has a trillion of rotting product they keep pushing out and then killing. Problem with any of these Google side projects is that they come in with a huge cash reserve so they are not playing on a level field with other companies that would like to do something similar. Then, when they leave, it leaves us with a barren ecosystem and takes time for other players to come in. My favourite example is Google Reader which practically killed RSS services for years.
- dragonwriter 11y ago
  > This should not be a Google product This is an added feature for Google Express, which is an established Google offering. Google Express was an outgrowth of Google Shopping (originally, it was "Google Shopping Express"), which was an established Google offering. Google Shopping was an outgrowth of Google Search, which is the most core Google offering there is. Why, again, should this not be a Google product? > Problem with any of these Google side projects is that they come in with a huge cash reserve so they are not playing on a level field with other companies that would like to do something similar. Um. Too bad? (And, really, that's not all that different to VC backed startups position. So, if your complaint is that VC backed startups shouldn't be allowed to compete with, e.g., bootstrapped small businesses, well, at least that would consistently applying the principal that is implied in your complaint. But I still think that's a bit silly, even then.)
  - yoz-y 11y ago
    VC backed companies usually have one offering and they have a huge motivation to succeed. Google's reaction to a failed project is a simple "meh". I would compare this more to a government subsidised production that would obliterate competition. And no competition = bad thing. This is why we have anti-trust laws.

by dannyr 11y ago

yoz-y 11y ago

This should not be a Google product, they have Google Ventures to support somebody else to do it. Google has a trillion of rotting product they keep pushing out and then killing. Problem with any of these Google side projects is that they come in with a huge cash reserve so they are not playing on a level field with other companies that would like to do something similar. Then, when they leave, it leaves us with a barren ecosystem and takes time for other players to come in. My favourite example is Google Reader which practically killed RSS services for years.

dragonwriter 11y ago
> This should not be a Google product This is an added feature for Google Express, which is an established Google offering. Google Express was an outgrowth of Google Shopping (originally, it was "Google Shopping Express"), which was an established Google offering. Google Shopping was an outgrowth of Google Search, which is the most core Google offering there is. Why, again, should this not be a Google product? > Problem with any of these Google side projects is that they come in with a huge cash reserve so they are not playing on a level field with other companies that would like to do something similar. Um. Too bad? (And, really, that's not all that different to VC backed startups position. So, if your complaint is that VC backed startups shouldn't be allowed to compete with, e.g., bootstrapped small businesses, well, at least that would consistently applying the principal that is implied in your complaint. But I still think that's a bit silly, even then.)
- yoz-y 11y ago
  VC backed companies usually have one offering and they have a huge motivation to succeed. Google's reaction to a failed project is a simple "meh". I would compare this more to a government subsidised production that would obliterate competition. And no competition = bad thing. This is why we have anti-trust laws.