I think framing the conversation as a deprecation or discontinuation of a product is too generous towards Google. It makes it seem like the product has reached

I think framing the conversation as a deprecation or discontinuation of a product is too generous towards Google. It makes it seem like the product has reached it's end of life. This isn't a discontinuation, it's a failure. If invoice was a startup this would be an "our incredible journey" article after the company has been acquired and it's product destroyed. Google has failed to monetize inbox. Similarly it's not that we don't use google products because we fear they'll discontinue it, google has failed too many times - you don't bet on a company that fails so often.