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That's an utterly strange response - it's a difference between UI just moving somewhere else and losing service availability. It sounds like you just want to r
by izacus 3y ago
That's an utterly strange response - it's a difference between UI just moving somewhere else and losing service availability.
It sounds like you just want to rant?
- squeaky-clean 3y agoExcept for some exclusive podcasts, which Google has zero, podcasts are an open standard. Google Podcasts is just one of many clients, so there was never a worry of service availability. All podcast apps except Spotify are just different UI.
- ghusto 3y agoGoogle Podcasts, the app (and website?) is shutting down. It will no longer exist. Re-framing it as its UI moving somewhere else is a bit like if WhatsApp was to be shuttered and moved to Facebook Messenger, and you said "it's not becoming unavailable, its UI is being moved to to Facebook Messenger".
- xp84 3y agoPodcasts are already in YTM though. Nothing’s moving. They’re killing off a product, plain and simple. Whether that’s no big deal or a big deal is up to every individual. I am assuming anybody who wanted to use YTM for podcasts already is, and it’s not a stretch to say people will probably be annoyed.
- berdario 3y agoYTM has podcasts only in the US, though. This announcement is quite frustrating elsewhere, since we have no idea how good or bad YTM is for Podcast