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be careful it could be your age advancing that simply reduces your enthusiasm for new tech. (I'm the same, but I'm trying to be better that the other grumpy ol

be careful it could be your age advancing that simply reduces your enthusiasm for new tech. (I'm the same, but I'm trying to be better that the other grumpy old men by simultaneously getting those pesky kids off my lawn and knowing that I do it because of the conflict of generations)

TeMPOraL 8y ago
Could be, but I'm not old and I feel the same way GP does. Google of ~8 years ago was about creating powerful new tools. Google of today is about bloating them, removing features, and ruining the UX with unnecessary redesigns. Yes, I am more cynical these days, but I attribute it to stopping paying attention to what tech could be, and instead observing what it is, and how it actually gets used.
xemdetia 8y ago
I doubt it's really an ageism thing, Google sometimes acts like an extremely immature company when it comes to product lifecycles. Even IBM when it cuts products usually at least publishes a EOL date to rely on. All of Google's shutoffs are abrupt, sudden, and generally with barely enough time to scrape what you need from them before they disappear. A startup of the week at least is hanging its hat on the idea that they are trying to turn into a business and even if it evaporates you at least know the focus is there. Google's commitment to customer has always been generally terrible unless you are in the 1MM per annum and up club. Google's general radio silence when it comes to support/evangelizing these products is just crazy. I have more faith any day of the week using the latest and greatest toys from Amazon (AWS), IBM, and Microsoft compared to Google because they usually have clear EOL cycles and suitable warning periods for things going away if there is ANY level of interest. The only products I feel like are going to be there in six years is Search (because it keeps the lights on) and Gmail (because it is entrenched, popular, and enterprise pays for it).

TeMPOraL 8y ago

Could be, but I'm not old and I feel the same way GP does. Google of ~8 years ago was about creating powerful new tools. Google of today is about bloating them, removing features, and ruining the UX with unnecessary redesigns. Yes, I am more cynical these days, but I attribute it to stopping paying attention to what tech could be, and instead observing what it is, and how it actually gets used.

xemdetia 8y ago

I doubt it's really an ageism thing, Google sometimes acts like an extremely immature company when it comes to product lifecycles. Even IBM when it cuts products usually at least publishes a EOL date to rely on. All of Google's shutoffs are abrupt, sudden, and generally with barely enough time to scrape what you need from them before they disappear. A startup of the week at least is hanging its hat on the idea that they are trying to turn into a business and even if it evaporates you at least know the focus is there. Google's commitment to customer has always been generally terrible unless you are in the 1MM per annum and up club. Google's general radio silence when it comes to support/evangelizing these products is just crazy. I have more faith any day of the week using the latest and greatest toys from Amazon (AWS), IBM, and Microsoft compared to Google because they usually have clear EOL cycles and suitable warning periods for things going away if there is ANY level of interest. The only products I feel like are going to be there in six years is Search (because it keeps the lights on) and Gmail (because it is entrenched, popular, and enterprise pays for it).