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What you don't understand is that Google doesn't like things that "move slow". If the product doesn't get enough attention or for whatever reason Google may pul
by thefounder 8y ago
What you don't understand is that Google doesn't like things that "move slow". If the product doesn't get enough attention or for whatever reason Google may pull the plug and you have no immediate replacement/open source version. Now that you mentioned that the industry moves slow I can actually see sunsetting blog post. Note this is from Google Plus but could apply to any product:
..." while our engineering teams have put a lot of effort and dedication into building Google+ over the years, it has not achieved broad consumer or adoption, and has seen limited user interaction ...""""
- glennpratt 8y agoComparing a potentially high margin product in a highly regulated sector to an unpopular social network isn't much of a comparison.
- lg 8y agoG+ is a going concern for enterprise, they only shut down the consumer version.
- penagwin 8y agoTo be fair, your example is of a social network which lives and dies by widespread usage and growth. Yes certain niches enjoyed G+ but it seems their aim was to compete with the likes of Facebook which explains why they believe they failed their goal to achieve widespread usage. I'm skeptical too, we can only wait and see. I'm essentially just hoping they understood the market they're entering but hey it's Google. I'd also imagine they'd have service contracts for X years though? I can't imagine a health network wanting to use their service without guaranteed support for 5/10+ years. (Heck I imagine it'd take a year or two to even develop applications that use it)