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The problem I see is that Neverware was filling in a gap where Google has failed to provide extended support. That wasn't something Google couldn't do before...

The problem I see is that Neverware was filling in a gap where Google has failed to provide extended support. That wasn't something Google couldn't do before... it just didn't want to. So this acquisition likely means a return to old Chromebooks being ewaste because Google bought out the company that was providing a longer lifecycle. When Google's team decides a computer is too old to support, do you think their other team is going to be allowed to step in and support it? Google is likely interested in CloudReady for it's newer uses on Windows PCs, I've seen an employer ship a brand new HP laptop with CloudReady on it instead of the OEM Windows license included. But long term support is likely going to suffer.

noemit 6y ago
ah, of course, i mean after all, their mission is something like .. - im not sure if i have this right - "be evil" right?
- codetrotter 6y ago
  https://killedbygoogle.com/ https://killedbygoogle.com/
  - holidayacct 6y ago
    The new embrace, extend, extinguish. :-)
- LastMuel 6y ago
  That was changed in 2018. They no longer have this as part of their "code of conduct".
  - remram 6y ago
    You misread the comment.
    - hombre_fatal 6y ago
      Well, that’s why couching your point in a gimmick like sarcasm rarely contributes to your comment. In fact, de-gimmick your comment and I wonder if you would have considered there enough substance to post it at all. I’m having trouble interpreting it myself (see the problem?) but I believe it would go something like “I’ve observed some irony: Google used to have the motto «don’t be evil» and what you describe sounds evil.” Feel free to correct it.
      - chipotle_coyote 6y ago
        Yes, sarcasm should be completely erased from the internet. /s
      - Talanes 6y ago
        Is this sarcasm?
      - remram 6y ago
        You misread my username. I did not post that comment.
  - VikingCoder 6y ago
    Why make a provably false claim? https://abc.xyz/investor/other/google-code-of-conduct/ https://abc.xyz/investor/other/google-code-of-conduct/
    - hervature 6y ago
      "In April 2018, the motto was removed from the code of conduct's preface and retained in its last sentence."[0] [0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_be_evil https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_be_evil
      - klyrs 6y ago
        > ... and retained in its last sentence. That's called a punchline.
        Rastonbury 6y ago
        I can only imagine the discussion that occurred on moving it from the start to the end. Do leave it up there or do we admit we are evil?
- bonoboTP 6y ago
  Mission statements and slogans are rarely to be taken at face value...
  - mszcz 6y ago
    And that's what pisses me the most. That they put out words that everyone knows have no real meaning.
- abenga 6y ago
  That's not their mission, I think their mission is something like "to organize all the world's information and make it accessible and useful".
bigiain 6y ago
Gotta admit I rolled my eyes hard at this bit: “ Eventually you will initiate support requests directly with Google in the same way that you do for Chrome OS.” (Full disclosure, I’ve never actually tried to get support for Chrome OS, but I’m fairly confident in assuming it’s right up to Google’s usual support quality standards...)
- foolmeonce 6y ago
  > Full disclosure, I’ve never actually tried to get support for Chrome OS Congrats: You are lucky and have well placed confidence. If you go through the user support it doesn't seem to go anywhere. If you then open a chromium bug like a chrome browser developer would, they will say they got no reports on the user channel and then the bug sheriff will eventually close it. The main thing I hate about modern software development is the failure to understand one source of truth is incompatible with arbitrarily damaging information to fudge numbers. Virtually everything in their database can be correctly marked a duplicate of something they already closed, automatically, possibly without even reading it.
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noemit 6y ago

ah, of course, i mean after all, their mission is something like .. - im not sure if i have this right - "be evil" right?

codetrotter 6y ago
https://killedbygoogle.com/ https://killedbygoogle.com/
- holidayacct 6y ago
  The new embrace, extend, extinguish. :-)
LastMuel 6y ago
That was changed in 2018. They no longer have this as part of their "code of conduct".
- remram 6y ago
  You misread the comment.
  - hombre_fatal 6y ago
    Well, that’s why couching your point in a gimmick like sarcasm rarely contributes to your comment. In fact, de-gimmick your comment and I wonder if you would have considered there enough substance to post it at all. I’m having trouble interpreting it myself (see the problem?) but I believe it would go something like “I’ve observed some irony: Google used to have the motto «don’t be evil» and what you describe sounds evil.” Feel free to correct it.
    - chipotle_coyote 6y ago
      Yes, sarcasm should be completely erased from the internet. /s
    - Talanes 6y ago
      Is this sarcasm?
    - remram 6y ago
      You misread my username. I did not post that comment.
- VikingCoder 6y ago
  Why make a provably false claim? https://abc.xyz/investor/other/google-code-of-conduct/ https://abc.xyz/investor/other/google-code-of-conduct/
  - hervature 6y ago
    "In April 2018, the motto was removed from the code of conduct's preface and retained in its last sentence."[0] [0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_be_evil https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_be_evil
    - klyrs 6y ago
      > ... and retained in its last sentence. That's called a punchline.
      - Rastonbury 6y ago
        I can only imagine the discussion that occurred on moving it from the start to the end. Do leave it up there or do we admit we are evil?
bonoboTP 6y ago
Mission statements and slogans are rarely to be taken at face value...
- mszcz 6y ago
  And that's what pisses me the most. That they put out words that everyone knows have no real meaning.
abenga 6y ago
That's not their mission, I think their mission is something like "to organize all the world's information and make it accessible and useful".

bigiain 6y ago

Gotta admit I rolled my eyes hard at this bit: “ Eventually you will initiate support requests directly with Google in the same way that you do for Chrome OS.” (Full disclosure, I’ve never actually tried to get support for Chrome OS, but I’m fairly confident in assuming it’s right up to Google’s usual support quality standards...)

foolmeonce 6y ago
> Full disclosure, I’ve never actually tried to get support for Chrome OS Congrats: You are lucky and have well placed confidence. If you go through the user support it doesn't seem to go anywhere. If you then open a chromium bug like a chrome browser developer would, they will say they got no reports on the user channel and then the bug sheriff will eventually close it. The main thing I hate about modern software development is the failure to understand one source of truth is incompatible with arbitrarily damaging information to fudge numbers. Virtually everything in their database can be correctly marked a duplicate of something they already closed, automatically, possibly without even reading it.

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