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There is no difference between large and small tech companies shutting down their services. Google has shut down close to 50 services in recent year if I rememb
by jkaljundi 14y ago
There is no difference between large and small tech companies shutting down their services. Google has shut down close to 50 services in recent year if I remember correctly: http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/03/google-shutdowns-continue-igoogle-google-video-google-mini-others-are-killed/ http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/03/google-shutdowns-continue-i...
- heretohelp 14y agoI am in the middle of moving an API over from a Google one that got shutdown recently. This has cost me a substantial chunk of time, more than it likely has cost you. I'm viscerally aware of inverterate corporate capacity for volatility.
- njr123 14y agoThese things are not really on the same level. Google usually gives more than a years notice, and always has a way to export your data. These guys are shutting down in the month and it looks like the only help you get with your data is a link to a gist on github.
- mibbitier 14y ago> Google usually gives more than a years notice, and always has a way to export your data. Hahahahaha no. They don't. If only they did anything remotely as nice as that.
- heretohelp 14y agoThe Google API I was using had a 6 month lead time, no recommendations for graceful transition, no offer of data dumps, and the final shutdown date was never communicated.
- mibbitier 14y agoYou got lucky. The API I was using, was shutdown without any communication. (Adsense for ajax - announced at Google I/O 2010). They simply closed my account without paying the money I was owed (substancial sum). I later found out from a Gooler "yeah they decided to shutdown the product". Beware of relying on anyone, even a big company who says they won't be evil.
- heretohelp 14y agoGoogle is notoriously bad about this by now, though. There isn't much excuse anymore after the last 3-4 years.