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> Google's ad money printer masks the rot underneath, Google is literally a meme at this point for shutting down products. The thing with x amount of products
by that_guy_iain 4y ago
> Google's ad money printer masks the rot underneath, Google is literally a meme at this point for shutting down products.
The thing with x amount of products failing is true. Doesn't matter if you're an indie hacker or Google. It's been shown by giant after giant releasing products and them failing. Doesn't matter what industry they're in either. That's why so many corporations just buy new products lines. They get a product that is in demand.
That's why it made sense for Adobe to buy Figma. Building a competitor would have been probably rather expensive and risky. Where instead they just buy it and have the product and the market share.
why Amazon has been buying products like Ring and the robot hover. They're in demand and Amazon just needs to put some cash behind it and it's going to generate tons more cash.
If you're wanting to build the next big thing, you've got to try building lots of things until one catches off.
- bornfreddy 4y agoMeh. There is a reason you don't hear about MS shutting down services, or Apple, or Facebook... Failing or not, you can still pivot them until they succeed. It is just Google that is shutting down everything that doesn't grow huge fast.
- that_guy_iain 4y agoFacebook hasn't really created any new products have they? MS shut down products all the time. And Apple? They are very good at hiding their failures.