This. Google must be well aware of their reputation. It boggles my mind why they keep repeating the same pattern. Maybe it's just my bubble (HN, tech twitter,

This. Google must be well aware of their reputation. It boggles my mind why they keep repeating the same pattern. Maybe it's just my bubble (HN, tech twitter, like-minded friends) but it certainly seems like everyone in it is loathe to adopt new Google stuff, precisely because they have a reputation going back 15+ years of mercilessly killing anything they release, no matter how great it is. I would bet if they commit to maintaining a product for x years (and continually extend that timeline) they'd see a lot more use.