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> The fact that you're tired of people complaining about Google discontinuing products tells me that Google may have a problem convincing people to adopt new se
by npizzolato 10y ago
> The fact that you're tired of people complaining about Google discontinuing products tells me that Google may have a problem convincing people to adopt new services.
Or there's a very vocal minority of people here on Hacker News that are really upset about Reader being shut down and use any opportunity to mention about it. I highly doubt it's a majority of people who distrust Google products because they might get shut down at some point in the future.
- steego 10y ago> I highly doubt it's a majority of people who distrust Google products because they might get shut down at some point in the future. I used to think that, but I found myself questioning using certain Google products because I questioned their long term viability, and I've never been the "victim" of any service shutdowns. It's not rational, but the thought was there and I suspect I'm not the only one. UPDATE: Look at the number of posts where people joke how long it will take before it gets shut down. Google has effectively branded itself as a company that creates ill conceived social applications in a vacuum only to shut them down or superficially rebrand them 19 months later. They have an image problem.