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I am a bit confused, is Google dying or dead?

jqpabc123 6y ago
Not yet --- but there is always hope. The fastest way to get me to not use a product is to plaster the name "Google" on it. Does anybody really like privacy invasion and advertising? This is baked into everything they do.
- sigmaprimus 6y ago
  It's funny, when I was younger I was very concerned with privacy and defending my rights. Maybe I'm just exasperated because of the fact that all my protests and outrage didn't make a difference. One of my biggest frustrations these days is actually the CMA tracking cookie notifications that come up on every web site wanting me to agree before continuing. They are more annoying than paywalls and as a general rule I never click I agree so they keep comming. I'm not negligent with my privacy, but not vigilant to the point of blocking all emails from people with gmail addresses either. I guess I'm just more complacent and can't be bothered to expend the time and effort to protect my privacy to that degree anymore. Maybe once I get burned I'll feel differently but at this point in my life I have far more important things to worry about. I sometimes joke that I need to go back to attending church regularly so I can learn how to act properly whilst an omniscient entity like big tech is watching my every action.
  - redflame7 6y ago
    It’s all the tracking cookies between web entities you didn’t know have a relationship that’s the issue. Being logged in to facebook and then visiting pornhub is enough for facebook to know what porn you watch.
    - jacobush 6y ago
      Or logged out
  - main_gi 6y ago
    I just ublock-element the "this site has cookies" notification, lol
- skinkestek 6y ago
  > Does anybody really like privacy invasion and advertising? This is baked into everything they do. Besides they betrayed us and the quality has been declining since a decade ago and it is becoming clear to me that it probably isn't because they don't want to fix it but because they aren't able to anymore (at least not without a massive shift in priorities.) Maybe the reason for shuttering Google+ and Reader wasn't strategic decisions but rather just that they realized they didn't hsve the competence to maintain it?
wolco2 6y ago
Growing with a dying core?
- seshagiric 6y ago
  While once a one-trick pony, Google is doing well with new non-Ad revenues: GCP, Waymo and Nest. While none of them are #1 today, its not dying either.
  - fakedang 6y ago
    GCP isn't staying forever. It's way inferior to existing solutions provided by AWS and Azure. Most of its current growth seems to be largely fueled by independent developers testing out something on a cool looking interface, rather than actual enterprise or mid-stage startup type customers. Even more so, extremely shit support for migration to GCP compared to Azure or AWS. Considering Google's penchant for killing services, I don't think it will last beyond 5 years.
smadge 6y ago
The piece is written in the past tense in the tone of a history written years after this hypothetical collapse. It recasts relatively recent and innocuous business news as obvious in hindsight precursors to the collapse.

Not yet --- but there is always hope. The fastest way to get me to not use a product is to plaster the name "Google" on it. Does anybody really like privacy invasion and advertising? This is baked into everything they do.

sigmaprimus 6y ago
It's funny, when I was younger I was very concerned with privacy and defending my rights. Maybe I'm just exasperated because of the fact that all my protests and outrage didn't make a difference. One of my biggest frustrations these days is actually the CMA tracking cookie notifications that come up on every web site wanting me to agree before continuing. They are more annoying than paywalls and as a general rule I never click I agree so they keep comming. I'm not negligent with my privacy, but not vigilant to the point of blocking all emails from people with gmail addresses either. I guess I'm just more complacent and can't be bothered to expend the time and effort to protect my privacy to that degree anymore. Maybe once I get burned I'll feel differently but at this point in my life I have far more important things to worry about. I sometimes joke that I need to go back to attending church regularly so I can learn how to act properly whilst an omniscient entity like big tech is watching my every action.
- redflame7 6y ago
  It’s all the tracking cookies between web entities you didn’t know have a relationship that’s the issue. Being logged in to facebook and then visiting pornhub is enough for facebook to know what porn you watch.
  - jacobush 6y ago
    Or logged out
- main_gi 6y ago
  I just ublock-element the "this site has cookies" notification, lol
skinkestek 6y ago
> Does anybody really like privacy invasion and advertising? This is baked into everything they do. Besides they betrayed us and the quality has been declining since a decade ago and it is becoming clear to me that it probably isn't because they don't want to fix it but because they aren't able to anymore (at least not without a massive shift in priorities.) Maybe the reason for shuttering Google+ and Reader wasn't strategic decisions but rather just that they realized they didn't hsve the competence to maintain it?

wolco2 6y ago

Growing with a dying core?

seshagiric 6y ago
While once a one-trick pony, Google is doing well with new non-Ad revenues: GCP, Waymo and Nest. While none of them are #1 today, its not dying either.
- fakedang 6y ago
  GCP isn't staying forever. It's way inferior to existing solutions provided by AWS and Azure. Most of its current growth seems to be largely fueled by independent developers testing out something on a cool looking interface, rather than actual enterprise or mid-stage startup type customers. Even more so, extremely shit support for migration to GCP compared to Azure or AWS. Considering Google's penchant for killing services, I don't think it will last beyond 5 years.

smadge 6y ago

The piece is written in the past tense in the tone of a history written years after this hypothetical collapse. It recasts relatively recent and innocuous business news as obvious in hindsight precursors to the collapse.