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It makes me wonder if the higherups are using this to counteract the worries that google will shut things down. I'd be less hesitant to invest in their services
by delecti 4y ago
It makes me wonder if the higherups are using this to counteract the worries that google will shut things down. I'd be less hesitant to invest in their services for fear of them shutting down if I thought I'd get my money back if they did.
- permo-w 4y agoI suspect they’re trying to avoid a class-action lawsuit. sunsetting software is one thing: it’s not so tangible and software licenses are legally slippery. but when hardware’s involved, you’re on much shakier ground this idea that its to encourage future investment is predicated on Google thinking that the masses are paying attention to their refund policies. yes this kind of thing may be a big deal for people on HN or certain subreddits, but I doubt it’s a large % of the target market
- delecti 4y agoThere are lots of examples of support for hardware being dropped, the IoT space is full of it, likewise with non IoT devices, and I can't think of any examples of a company getting heat for it. And google is very aware that their reputation for killing products hurts adoption of new launches. https://www.itpro.com/software/360376/google-cloud-seeks-to-turn-around-its-killed-by-google-reputation https://www.itpro.com/software/360376/google-cloud-seeks-to-... (just one of many results, just happened to be the top result for "google kills things reputation")
- permo-w 4y agoperhaps I am underestimating how much Google takes that reputation into account, but I do still doubt there are many examples of a company with as many bags of cash as Google deprecating $50+ hardware that can only be used with its software, without offering a replacement product or service