> Get out of the Google Cycle wherever you can. I think this is a bit much. Maybe the better lesson is "don't get attached to products whose providers aren't s

> Get out of the Google Cycle wherever you can. I think this is a bit much. Maybe the better lesson is "don't get attached to products whose providers aren't sustained by and dependent on you and your money." Yes, google tries some stuff, and kills it if it isn't important and successful. Should they really need to run and maintain free products indefinitely if they haven't gained traction? A smaller company can start a product that doesn't succeed in the way the business needs it to, and they'll pivot, get acquired (and the new parent kills the product or subsumes it into some larger offering), or die. We might be disappointed when that happens, but we don't feel burned or distrustful. (edited for typo)