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I need something like this, but I'm not willing to bet on a google product that will get shut down in a year. It's not worth it, I'd rather do a little extra wo

I need something like this, but I'm not willing to bet on a google product that will get shut down in a year. It's not worth it, I'd rather do a little extra work to build something custom that will exist as long as I need it.

chachra 9y ago
You got that right. Its side projects like this at Google that get shut down every year there is product roadmap cleanup!
97s 9y ago
This is how I feel. So many things you spend time on with google get tanked. Bleh.
- briffle 9y ago
  What have they shot down recently? I hadn't heard of any of their products getting the axe in several years...
  - txcwpalpha 9y ago
    It's not just the apps that Google explicitly "axes", there are also the ones that Google just stops paying attention to and they fade into nothingness. Google Voice comes to mind. My company recently switched to Google suite of apps (Gmail, Hangouts, Calendar, etc) and soon after was given the heads up that we should expect minimal support/updated to Hangouts since Google is shifting their online chat efforts into Allo and Duo.
    - boundlessdreamz 9y ago
      Heads up from Google? They are actually investing into hangouts https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/09/google-goes-after-slack-and-splits-hangouts-into-chat-and-meet/ https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/09/google-goes-after-slack-an...
      - matwood 9y ago
        Investing in Hangouts or making even more communication apps? Now there will be Allo, Duo, Chat, Meet, and of course Hangouts.
    - kyrra 9y ago
      For Google voice, they redid the UI for mobile and web back in January 2017 (completely new look). So I wouldn't say voice is dying. As for hangouts, they already announced the replacement for this. Hangouts Chat and Hangouts Meet. Meet is already out there and Chat is in closed beta.
  - KGIII 9y ago
    Scroll down on this page: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Google_products https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Google_products See also: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Discontinued_Google_services https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Discontinued_Google...
  - rixed 9y ago
    Only considering my own workflow: some Hangouts api that some apps I was using relied upon. Probably related to that other product of them competing in the same space but nowhere as feature complete: Google duo.
  - kuschku 9y ago
    They’re right now shutting down Google Finance’s portfolios: https://i.imgur.com/0o4Ehxe.png https://i.imgur.com/0o4Ehxe.png
zebrafish 9y ago
Microsoft's Power BI might get you what your looking for at a cost that is <<< Tableau.
xapata 9y ago
How is that different than working with a product from another company? Companies and products disappear with regularity. I don't think Google is more prone to it.
- mrep 9y ago
  AWS SimpleDB. DynamoDB replaced it years ago but AWS keeps it running just for past customers
  - xapata 9y ago
    Perhaps there are enough users that the economics are different. Also, that's one of the more annoying things about AWS for a new user -- an overwhelming variety of services.
UncleMeat 9y ago
Is this post going to get made for literally everything that Google launches?
- PascLeRasc 9y ago
  Without a doubt. I've gone one step further and stopped being friendly to my coworkers in case they change jobs and I don't see them again.
- VHRanger 9y ago
  If it's a web based product, yes. The fact that it's google only makes this concern marginally appeased. I'm no Tableau fan at all, but the fact that it's a native app removes this doubt at least.
jbacchi 9y ago
You should check out Periscope Data, if you're SQL savvy.
Maarius 9y ago
You should have a look at https://www.cluvio.com/ https://www.cluvio.com/ - we don't plan to go anywhere (disclaimer: I work there).

chachra 9y ago

You got that right. Its side projects like this at Google that get shut down every year there is product roadmap cleanup!

97s 9y ago

This is how I feel. So many things you spend time on with google get tanked. Bleh.

briffle 9y ago
What have they shot down recently? I hadn't heard of any of their products getting the axe in several years...
- txcwpalpha 9y ago
  It's not just the apps that Google explicitly "axes", there are also the ones that Google just stops paying attention to and they fade into nothingness. Google Voice comes to mind. My company recently switched to Google suite of apps (Gmail, Hangouts, Calendar, etc) and soon after was given the heads up that we should expect minimal support/updated to Hangouts since Google is shifting their online chat efforts into Allo and Duo.
  - boundlessdreamz 9y ago
    Heads up from Google? They are actually investing into hangouts https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/09/google-goes-after-slack-and-splits-hangouts-into-chat-and-meet/ https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/09/google-goes-after-slack-an...
    - matwood 9y ago
      Investing in Hangouts or making even more communication apps? Now there will be Allo, Duo, Chat, Meet, and of course Hangouts.
  - kyrra 9y ago
    For Google voice, they redid the UI for mobile and web back in January 2017 (completely new look). So I wouldn't say voice is dying. As for hangouts, they already announced the replacement for this. Hangouts Chat and Hangouts Meet. Meet is already out there and Chat is in closed beta.
- KGIII 9y ago
  Scroll down on this page: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Google_products https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Google_products See also: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Discontinued_Google_services https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Discontinued_Google...
- rixed 9y ago
  Only considering my own workflow: some Hangouts api that some apps I was using relied upon. Probably related to that other product of them competing in the same space but nowhere as feature complete: Google duo.
- kuschku 9y ago
  They’re right now shutting down Google Finance’s portfolios: https://i.imgur.com/0o4Ehxe.png https://i.imgur.com/0o4Ehxe.png

zebrafish 9y ago

Microsoft's Power BI might get you what your looking for at a cost that is <<< Tableau.

xapata 9y ago

How is that different than working with a product from another company? Companies and products disappear with regularity. I don't think Google is more prone to it.

mrep 9y ago
AWS SimpleDB. DynamoDB replaced it years ago but AWS keeps it running just for past customers
- xapata 9y ago
  Perhaps there are enough users that the economics are different. Also, that's one of the more annoying things about AWS for a new user -- an overwhelming variety of services.

UncleMeat 9y ago

Is this post going to get made for literally everything that Google launches?

PascLeRasc 9y ago
Without a doubt. I've gone one step further and stopped being friendly to my coworkers in case they change jobs and I don't see them again.
VHRanger 9y ago
If it's a web based product, yes. The fact that it's google only makes this concern marginally appeased. I'm no Tableau fan at all, but the fact that it's a native app removes this doubt at least.

jbacchi 9y ago

You should check out Periscope Data, if you're SQL savvy.

Maarius 9y ago

You should have a look at https://www.cluvio.com/ https://www.cluvio.com/ - we don't plan to go anywhere (disclaimer: I work there).