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Hey Google ... I know you're here, looking for how this is going to go over. It seems like a nice idea. I'm not on board with any new Google platform unless I

Hey Google ... I know you're here, looking for how this is going to go over. It seems like a nice idea. I'm not on board with any new Google platform unless I have some sort of assurance that you're just not going to kill this off in two years, or let it suffer a slow death of neglect and attrition. Thanks, but you need to grow up a bit, Google.

dmix 8y ago
This isn't some side project like Wave that they'll cut off. It sounds like a pretty core business. If anything it will get renamed and take on a different form in a couple yrs, but I doubt they'd ever stop offering a cloud service like Drive. But still, this is a very valid point. It's hard to trust any Google service and it's risky to make any significant investment of time structuring your life around them. This is why I don't use Google Music anymore. I invest far too much time into my playlists and music collections to trust them.
- nathas 8y ago
  > This isn't some side project like Wave that they'll cut off. Wave was launched to a ton of fan-fare and seemed like a first-order product, similar to Hangouts... which is now also dying a slow death.
- microdrum 8y ago
  I wouldn't be so sure that they won't cut it off. For example, they have already removed the marketing page that people here are making fun of: https://imgur.com/a/xsF1ZX3 https://imgur.com/a/xsF1ZX3
  - dmix 8y ago
    Ha, amazing. Not only are they bad at it, they are thin-skinned too.
- woolvalley 8y ago
  I've had pretty good luck with apps like songshift to migrate between services. It's never %100, but pretty decent.
- ksec 8y ago
  Everything in Google apart from Search are side projects. And Everything in Google that you didn't paid for have a high chance of getting cut off. It is actually quite simple, no revenue no services.
throwaway98434 8y ago
My employer uses gsuite and managing google cookies in a multi-login scenario is sufficiently annoying that I simply avoid using google services altogether.
- sangnoir 8y ago
  Try using a browser that can better isolate your work account from your personal account. I recommend the latest firefox with site containers, but you could also use Chrome/Chromium and add a seperate profile for work (top right user icon > Manage people > Add person). This way, you will have separate windows for work/personal stuff with isolated histories and bookmarks.
  - throwaway98434 8y ago
    I would go in that direction if I needed to but so far I simply haven't needed any google services that require a login. I've read some horror stories about google pulling the plug on all accounts due to a billing conflict somewhere else in their ecosystem. That, together with the absolute PITA of managing multiple accounts pretty much ensures I will avoid ever paying to put my data in their hands.

dmix 8y ago

This isn't some side project like Wave that they'll cut off. It sounds like a pretty core business. If anything it will get renamed and take on a different form in a couple yrs, but I doubt they'd ever stop offering a cloud service like Drive. But still, this is a very valid point. It's hard to trust any Google service and it's risky to make any significant investment of time structuring your life around them. This is why I don't use Google Music anymore. I invest far too much time into my playlists and music collections to trust them.

nathas 8y ago
> This isn't some side project like Wave that they'll cut off. Wave was launched to a ton of fan-fare and seemed like a first-order product, similar to Hangouts... which is now also dying a slow death.
microdrum 8y ago
I wouldn't be so sure that they won't cut it off. For example, they have already removed the marketing page that people here are making fun of: https://imgur.com/a/xsF1ZX3 https://imgur.com/a/xsF1ZX3
- dmix 8y ago
  Ha, amazing. Not only are they bad at it, they are thin-skinned too.
woolvalley 8y ago
I've had pretty good luck with apps like songshift to migrate between services. It's never %100, but pretty decent.
ksec 8y ago
Everything in Google apart from Search are side projects. And Everything in Google that you didn't paid for have a high chance of getting cut off. It is actually quite simple, no revenue no services.

throwaway98434 8y ago

My employer uses gsuite and managing google cookies in a multi-login scenario is sufficiently annoying that I simply avoid using google services altogether.

sangnoir 8y ago
Try using a browser that can better isolate your work account from your personal account. I recommend the latest firefox with site containers, but you could also use Chrome/Chromium and add a seperate profile for work (top right user icon > Manage people > Add person). This way, you will have separate windows for work/personal stuff with isolated histories and bookmarks.
- throwaway98434 8y ago
  I would go in that direction if I needed to but so far I simply haven't needed any google services that require a login. I've read some horror stories about google pulling the plug on all accounts due to a billing conflict somewhere else in their ecosystem. That, together with the absolute PITA of managing multiple accounts pretty much ensures I will avoid ever paying to put my data in their hands.