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Damaging? Its very clear the damage is done. I thought the whole point of Alphabet was to try and hide the Google brand so customers trust to use it.

• johannes1234321 8y ago
  > Damaging? Its very clear the damage is done. In the HN community certainly, but also for consumers?
  • jacquesm 8y ago
    If you lose your early adopters you lose everything in the longer run. Every new product needs early adopters.
    • RPLong 8y ago
      That is such a wise and important point. I am no fan of Apple, but the one thing they have going for them is that they have never forgotten how to please their core fan base. I was such big Google fan that they actually featured me on their blog over a decade ago. They have destroyed everything that I ever liked about them, piece-by-piece and replaced it with advertising, the scourge of humanity.
      • TremendousJudge 8y ago
        >I am no fan of Apple, but the one thing they have going for them is that they have never forgotten how to please their core fan base. I'm no fan either, but their fanbase here HN has been criticizing the new macs for years now