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Google groups will never die because Google uses it to manage internal mailing lists.
by modeless 4y ago
Google groups will never die because Google uses it to manage internal mailing lists.
- cmh89 4y agoCouldn't they just bring it internal? It must cost a good deal of money to keep it going, even if its not actively worked on.
- benhurmarcel 4y agoIt's used heavily by many other companies that pay for Google Workspace too.
- troyastorino 4y agoGoogle groups is also the mechanism for defining groups for viewing/editing permissions, comments, calendar invites, etc across Google Workspace and for access permissions in GCP. That group definition aligns nicely with being a mailing list grouping. Those use cases are not going to go away, and I would expect Google will invest in them more (as Workspace has been an area that Google has significantly invested in, and I'd argue has been doing a good job).
- hn_throwaway_99 4y agoI think this is a key point that many people don't realize. The ACL groups and mailing lists you create in Google Workspace are the same groups you see when you go to groups.google.com. This is absolutely integral to Google Workspace as you point out and isn't going anywhere.
- urbandw311er 4y agoIf this really is true then @AlbertCory’s comment earlier in this thread about there just being one guy working on Groups is absolutely terrifying.
- myelin 4y agoCame here to say this... Google Groups has a ton of use internally.
- iamwpj 4y agoYes, another good example HN users sharing in areas where they obviously don't have anything to contribute. That's to say nothing of the original blog post.