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On the other hand the, in comparison tiny, cost that Google Reader and other was in the budget, would have given Google so much good will. It was in other words
by hvidgaard 7y ago
On the other hand the, in comparison tiny, cost that Google Reader and other was in the budget, would have given Google so much good will. It was in other words cheap positive PR.
- ageofwant 7y agoKilling Reader was massive strategic blunder, which in fairness to Google was probably not obvious to see at the time. But then to repeat that with Maps API,Google+, Sketchup and Wave (perhaps wave was first) just cemented Google's untrustworthy reputation.
- Applejinx 7y agoSketchup?? Huh. Glad I didn't get into it, then. This is the first time I've heard that, and I thought I was up to speed with the stuff Google dropped.
- itronitron 7y agoSketchUp was acquired from Google by Trimble in 2012 >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SketchUp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SketchUp