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Were these rumors based on anything other than "Google will shut it down"? It is always the top comment no matter which product or service we are talking about,

Were these rumors based on anything other than "Google will shut it down"? It is always the top comment no matter which product or service we are talking about, so it doesn't mean anything

ocdtrekkie 5y ago
The exact framing was a statement that Google execs had given Cloud a deadline to reach a certain portion of the market, or it might lose funding. https://www.theinformation.com/articles/google-brass-set-2023-as-deadline-to-beat-amazon-microsoft-in-cloud?utm_source=hackernews&utm_medium=unlock&rc=gwp9j5 https://www.theinformation.com/articles/google-brass-set-202...
- lozenge 5y ago
  "Lose funding" means "coast in maintenance mode" not shut down. One doesn't just shut down B2B services.
  - sedachv 5y ago
    Google acquired ITA in 2010. Cape Air switched their entire flight reservation/departure control system to ITA/Google in 2012. Google discontinued the system in 2013.
speedgoose 5y ago
No it was based as ocdtrekkie said on supposedly internal leaks about Google wanting to be a leader soon or to give up the cloud market.