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> I don't think it is. Their hard-earned reputation for canceling services is really hurting them now I've only ever heard people complain about this on here,

by seppin 7y ago

> I don't think it is. Their hard-earned reputation for canceling services is really hurting them now I've only ever heard people complain about this on here, nowhere else.

GeorgeWBasic 7y ago
They don't typically complain, but when asked, it's common knowledge among all the programmers at work and all the ones I know. Google can't be counted on. Furthermore, it's tech types who make the decision to use GCP or not, not average Joes who use their other services, so you'd want to look more at places like this for the prevailing opinions.
- ddalex 7y ago
  > it's tech types who make the decision to use GCP or not Perhaps at startups. At big companies, the call is made by directors and VPs that are well fined by sales people - and that's where the real money is.
  - hrktb 7y ago
    There is the old "nobody is ever fired for choosing IBM", and I think Google actually succeeded in forging a "shouldn't we avoid Google ?" mentality. I saw it real time with Maps changing its pricing model, where an international company reworked all their maps display. It was a lot of money, and it's not something you brush under the rug explaining the contracts are otherwise marvellous. Then there was the whole google chat -> hangouts -> meets transitions with every variations in-between, and messaging applications are one of the most sensible tool to change in an enterprise environment. In particular the bigger it is the worse these changes will be perceived. When came time to choose between AWS and GCP, the choice was clearly political, more than the technical merits.
ascagnel_ 7y ago
Stadia, from what I've heard, appears to be near-dead on arrival, and a big part of that is skepticism of streaming video games and skepticism around Google killing the service (and rendering any purchased games totally unplayable).

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> I don't think it is. Their hard-earned reputation for canceling services is really hurting them now I've only ever heard people complain about this on here,

by seppin 7y ago

> I don't think it is. Their hard-earned reputation for canceling services is really hurting them now I've only ever heard people complain about this on here, nowhere else.

GeorgeWBasic 7y ago
They don't typically complain, but when asked, it's common knowledge among all the programmers at work and all the ones I know. Google can't be counted on. Furthermore, it's tech types who make the decision to use GCP or not, not average Joes who use their other services, so you'd want to look more at places like this for the prevailing opinions.
- ddalex 7y ago
  > it's tech types who make the decision to use GCP or not Perhaps at startups. At big companies, the call is made by directors and VPs that are well fined by sales people - and that's where the real money is.
  - hrktb 7y ago
    There is the old "nobody is ever fired for choosing IBM", and I think Google actually succeeded in forging a "shouldn't we avoid Google ?" mentality. I saw it real time with Maps changing its pricing model, where an international company reworked all their maps display. It was a lot of money, and it's not something you brush under the rug explaining the contracts are otherwise marvellous. Then there was the whole google chat -> hangouts -> meets transitions with every variations in-between, and messaging applications are one of the most sensible tool to change in an enterprise environment. In particular the bigger it is the worse these changes will be perceived. When came time to choose between AWS and GCP, the choice was clearly political, more than the technical merits.
ascagnel_ 7y ago
Stadia, from what I've heard, appears to be near-dead on arrival, and a big part of that is skepticism of streaming video games and skepticism around Google killing the service (and rendering any purchased games totally unplayable).