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I mean, I get your point, but I think this is a meme exclusive to HN. Other than Google Reader, there really isn't much Google has shut down without having a n

I mean, I get your point, but I think this is a meme exclusive to HN. Other than Google Reader, there really isn't much Google has shut down without having a newer, better product you can transition to. When it comes to something like this (AKA not a consumer product, makes money, relatively easy to run, etc), I genuinely can't see them shutting down a TLD like this. If anything, the complaint should be the lack of official support you should probably expect for it.

bhartzer 8y ago
Tlds generally won’t be shut down and can’t be shut down.
dpwm 8y ago
Google Wave shut down without a replacement google service. [0] Google code shut down without a replacement google service. [1] Google plus is shutting down too. [2] [0] https://support.google.com/answer/1083134?hl=en https://support.google.com/answer/1083134?hl=en [1] https://opensource.googleblog.com/2015/03/farewell-to-google-code.html https://opensource.googleblog.com/2015/03/farewell-to-google... [2] https://support.google.com/plus/answer/9195133?hl=en https://support.google.com/plus/answer/9195133?hl=en
- deleted 8y ago
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- byuu 8y ago
  Also, can I add Google Code Search? That thing was such an incredibly valuable resource for figuring out how to work around inane edge cases in eg GTK. Just search for the function that's giving you issues, and find a dozen projects with extensive comments describing their workarounds.
- xur17 8y ago
  Google Inbox is about to close in a month or two.
thaumaturgy 8y ago
You may've missed the recent news on Google Fiber pulling out of Louisville (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19106998 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19106998) as well as Google Plus shutting down. Some folks make a hobby out of the stuff Google spins up and then abandons: https://killedbygoogle.com https://killedbygoogle.com
- dreamcompiler 8y ago
  This is an amazing list. It might not be 100% fair since a few products got replaced with something better, but I think most didn't. Fundamentally, Google is just an advertising company that happens to employ very smart people. If you go to work for Google, you have to understand from the outset that you're working for an advertising company and you're not going to change the world. You might be allowed to work on a fun project, but if it doesn't directly serve the needs of advertising it will be shut down. But hey, it'll look good on your resume.
detritus 8y ago
The 'Google Graveyard' meme is known far and wide beyond HN - I'm a long time member on a [n ostensibly] design-focused forum where it's been a long time running gag (of the acerbic kind) too.

bhartzer 8y ago

Tlds generally won’t be shut down and can’t be shut down.

dpwm 8y ago

Google Wave shut down without a replacement google service. [0] Google code shut down without a replacement google service. [1] Google plus is shutting down too. [2] [0] https://support.google.com/answer/1083134?hl=en https://support.google.com/answer/1083134?hl=en [1] https://opensource.googleblog.com/2015/03/farewell-to-google-code.html https://opensource.googleblog.com/2015/03/farewell-to-google... [2] https://support.google.com/plus/answer/9195133?hl=en https://support.google.com/plus/answer/9195133?hl=en

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byuu 8y ago
Also, can I add Google Code Search? That thing was such an incredibly valuable resource for figuring out how to work around inane edge cases in eg GTK. Just search for the function that's giving you issues, and find a dozen projects with extensive comments describing their workarounds.
xur17 8y ago
Google Inbox is about to close in a month or two.

thaumaturgy 8y ago

You may've missed the recent news on Google Fiber pulling out of Louisville (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19106998 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19106998) as well as Google Plus shutting down. Some folks make a hobby out of the stuff Google spins up and then abandons: https://killedbygoogle.com https://killedbygoogle.com

dreamcompiler 8y ago
This is an amazing list. It might not be 100% fair since a few products got replaced with something better, but I think most didn't. Fundamentally, Google is just an advertising company that happens to employ very smart people. If you go to work for Google, you have to understand from the outset that you're working for an advertising company and you're not going to change the world. You might be allowed to work on a fun project, but if it doesn't directly serve the needs of advertising it will be shut down. But hey, it'll look good on your resume.

detritus 8y ago

The 'Google Graveyard' meme is known far and wide beyond HN - I'm a long time member on a [n ostensibly] design-focused forum where it's been a long time running gag (of the acerbic kind) too.