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you realize they shut down like 80 percent of what they start? or atleast abandon it?

dannyr 9y ago
Where did you pull that 80% from? Or you just feel like it's 80%? Most of Google's big projects are still alive today. Search, Gmail, Android, GSuite, Chrome, Drive, AdWords, YouTube, etc. There are a few big projects that they shut down but most are smaller projects. Do we want Google to just launch products that they will keep alive indefinitely whether it succeeds or not? Should Google not have started its self-driving car initiative, Calico, Fiber? Yeah, Glass failed. So what? Do you want a company to innovate? Have them try different things. You can't change the world by only doing things with 100% certainty.
- onion2k 9y ago
  80% sounds quite high but I wouldn't be surprised if the number is around there. Google are big enough to take risks and try things that don't work out. There are 95 official Google products in the Wikipedia 'discontinued products' listing - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Google_products#Discontinued_products_and_services https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Google_products#Discon..., but that's not very accurate in that it doesn't mention things have failed but are limping along, and it includes things that were discontinued but live on in other products (eg Wave merged with Docs). It's not entirely unreasonable to suggest Google have 20 successful products for their ~95 discontinued ones though.. which would work out as 80% 'failed'.
- lightbyte 9y ago
  Google bought YouTube after it was already hugely successful. I don't think it makes the best example here.
  - deelowe 9y ago
    I wouldn't characterize hemorrhaging money and facing lawsuits from all of major media players as being successful. http://www.nbcnews.com/id/15196982/ns/business-us_business/t/google-buys-youtube-billion/#.WRMnY1PyujI http://www.nbcnews.com/id/15196982/ns/business-us_business/t...
bitmapbrother 9y ago
80%? Post your analysis and let's find out the real percentage. Don't worry, I won't be expecting a response.
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- dang 9y ago
  Please don't post uncivilly, even when someone else is wrong.
havetocharge 9y ago
Why is that significant? How many projects has GE or IBM discontinued? Google is at the peak of its profitability today, so whatever is being done to products seems to be working out.

Where did you pull that 80% from? Or you just feel like it's 80%? Most of Google's big projects are still alive today. Search, Gmail, Android, GSuite, Chrome, Drive, AdWords, YouTube, etc. There are a few big projects that they shut down but most are smaller projects. Do we want Google to just launch products that they will keep alive indefinitely whether it succeeds or not? Should Google not have started its self-driving car initiative, Calico, Fiber? Yeah, Glass failed. So what? Do you want a company to innovate? Have them try different things. You can't change the world by only doing things with 100% certainty.

onion2k 9y ago
80% sounds quite high but I wouldn't be surprised if the number is around there. Google are big enough to take risks and try things that don't work out. There are 95 official Google products in the Wikipedia 'discontinued products' listing - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Google_products#Discontinued_products_and_services https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Google_products#Discon..., but that's not very accurate in that it doesn't mention things have failed but are limping along, and it includes things that were discontinued but live on in other products (eg Wave merged with Docs). It's not entirely unreasonable to suggest Google have 20 successful products for their ~95 discontinued ones though.. which would work out as 80% 'failed'.
lightbyte 9y ago
Google bought YouTube after it was already hugely successful. I don't think it makes the best example here.
- deelowe 9y ago
  I wouldn't characterize hemorrhaging money and facing lawsuits from all of major media players as being successful. http://www.nbcnews.com/id/15196982/ns/business-us_business/t/google-buys-youtube-billion/#.WRMnY1PyujI http://www.nbcnews.com/id/15196982/ns/business-us_business/t...

bitmapbrother 9y ago

80%? Post your analysis and let's find out the real percentage. Don't worry, I won't be expecting a response.

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dang 9y ago
Please don't post uncivilly, even when someone else is wrong.

havetocharge 9y ago

Why is that significant? How many projects has GE or IBM discontinued? Google is at the peak of its profitability today, so whatever is being done to products seems to be working out.