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Technically it's shutting down all consumer functionality for Google+.
by throwawaymath 8y ago
Technically it's shutting down all consumer functionality for Google+.
- Schlaefer 8y agoWhat does "consumer" mean in that context?
- ocdtrekkie 8y agoCorporate/internal use of Google+ for G Suite customers will probably continue. Google uses G+ internally, so it's unsurprising they intend to hang onto the corporate side of it for now, at least.
- scarmig 8y agoAnd from this day forth, Google+ will sit along with Google Reader as part of the pantheon of betrayals that HN commenters will bring up every single time Google announces a new product.
- DoreenMichele 8y agoSo, are you actually interested in seeing less hating on Google? Or just what? I did consider replying to the buried the lede comment that "I guess I can stop occasionally wondering if I should get familiar with Google+." Then decided to tweet it instead because that's insubstantive, or could be interpreted as such. I'm actually a fan of Google, but never got into Google+. I don't openly fangirl the company in part because it gets so much open hatred here.
- cronz 8y agoI doubt anybody cares about Google+, honestly. In fact I'm happy to see it die, after all the pain it's caused me (YouTube integration)
- minimaxir 8y agoThis is a fair clarification per Google's followup: https://www.blog.google/technology/safety-security/project-strobe/ https://www.blog.google/technology/safety-security/project-s... > At the same time, we have many enterprise customers who are finding great value in using Google+ within their companies. Our review showed that Google+ is better suited as an enterprise product where co-workers can engage in internal discussions on a secure corporate social network. Enterprise customers can set common access rules, and use central controls, for their entire organization. We’ve decided to focus on our enterprise efforts and will be launching new features purpose-built for businesses.
- rhizome 8y agoSo, pivot to Slack-alike. I'm sure it'll last.
- cxseven 8y agoWhat's the point, then? Google will (or should) spend just about as much effort keeping it live for enterprise users as it would for the rest of us. I don't use it often, but occasionally find useful communities there, especially concerning technical subjects. Now all of that is going to disappear. It's annoying that Google apparently prizes the opinion of enterprise customers enough to half-abort the plan to shut down Google+, while for some reason maintaining a stubborn insistence on removing its access for the rest of us. Yes, this will be another point to add on the list of reasons to never become invested in a new Google product.
- burkaman 8y ago> 90 percent of Google+ user sessions are less than five seconds. If most people are visiting by accident and immediately leaving, it's probably actively causing usability problems and should be shut down.
- cxseven 8y agoI don't understand how that follows. Google doesn't need to fix its purported usability problems. It can let the non-corporate users enjoy the fruit of their labors at keeping Google+ running for corporate users at almost no additional cost.