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totally reasonable question given googles horrendous track record on product maintenance.

ehsankia 8y ago
Google Cloud has had zero dead products in a decade existence. Just because Google phased out a couple browser extensions and a RSS feed reader doesn't mean they have a "horrendous track record" when it comes to real enterprise-tier services such as Cloud.
- twapi 8y ago
  Google killed many popular products without any proper reason. Remember Google Reader??!
  - jasonvorhe 8y ago
    This is a thread about Google Cloud.
- tomschlick 8y ago
  > Google Cloud has had zero dead products in a decade existence. Didn't they just 10x the price of Maps api calls recently?
- realusername 8y ago
  It's not the dead products on my case I fear but the lockdown of a Gmail account, there's already 2 gmail accounts I can't access despite knowing the password. I would not use GCP just because of that, everything might work fine and then one day you're locked out of your account and can't do anything.
  - privateSFacct 8y ago
    Just had this with an account I setup for my parents. I have recovery email AND know when account was created - not good enough. My parents use a landline that can't get a text and apparently enough to deny them (Google won't Dona voice call). Would pay 50 to unlock. Only option is to setup a new account. Ugh. This same email used for Apple Id and they like their Apple stuff
    - realusername 8y ago
      I'm in the exact same situation, I know everything about those accounts, password & recovery email but that's not good enough. Why would I trust Google with GCP when I have personal experience that those accounts can and will be locked down without a valid reason? That does not seem a good business idea.
- kortilla 8y ago
  Google+ and google wave were browser extensions? How about google talk with xmpp support?
  - jasonvorhe 8y ago
    Google+ is still a managed G-Suite offering. XMPP is irrelevant in the grand scheme of things.
- QuinnyPig 8y ago
  Google's Cloud Prediction API was deprecated last year.
killjoywashere 8y ago
Does anyone have a head-to-head comparison of Google vs Amazon vs Apple cancellations? I guess the Facebook equivalent would be what of our personal information they've newly managed to monetize.
- dx034 8y ago
  Apple tends to support products for a very long time, even if they're discontinued. But comparisons are hard as most products are hardware based. Amazon has a bad track record when it comes to hardware products but hasn't had much volatility when it comes to services they offer.

Google Cloud has had zero dead products in a decade existence. Just because Google phased out a couple browser extensions and a RSS feed reader doesn't mean they have a "horrendous track record" when it comes to real enterprise-tier services such as Cloud.

twapi 8y ago
Google killed many popular products without any proper reason. Remember Google Reader??!
- jasonvorhe 8y ago
  This is a thread about Google Cloud.
tomschlick 8y ago
> Google Cloud has had zero dead products in a decade existence. Didn't they just 10x the price of Maps api calls recently?
realusername 8y ago
It's not the dead products on my case I fear but the lockdown of a Gmail account, there's already 2 gmail accounts I can't access despite knowing the password. I would not use GCP just because of that, everything might work fine and then one day you're locked out of your account and can't do anything.
- privateSFacct 8y ago
  Just had this with an account I setup for my parents. I have recovery email AND know when account was created - not good enough. My parents use a landline that can't get a text and apparently enough to deny them (Google won't Dona voice call). Would pay 50 to unlock. Only option is to setup a new account. Ugh. This same email used for Apple Id and they like their Apple stuff
  - realusername 8y ago
    I'm in the exact same situation, I know everything about those accounts, password & recovery email but that's not good enough. Why would I trust Google with GCP when I have personal experience that those accounts can and will be locked down without a valid reason? That does not seem a good business idea.
kortilla 8y ago
Google+ and google wave were browser extensions? How about google talk with xmpp support?
- jasonvorhe 8y ago
  Google+ is still a managed G-Suite offering. XMPP is irrelevant in the grand scheme of things.
QuinnyPig 8y ago
Google's Cloud Prediction API was deprecated last year.

killjoywashere 8y ago

Does anyone have a head-to-head comparison of Google vs Amazon vs Apple cancellations? I guess the Facebook equivalent would be what of our personal information they've newly managed to monetize.

dx034 8y ago
Apple tends to support products for a very long time, even if they're discontinued. But comparisons are hard as most products are hardware based. Amazon has a bad track record when it comes to hardware products but hasn't had much volatility when it comes to services they offer.