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Please, Google was terrible about using the tech the had long before Sundar, back when Brin was in charge. Google Reader is a simple example: Googl had by far

Please, Google was terrible about using the tech the had long before Sundar, back when Brin was in charge. Google Reader is a simple example: Googl had by far the most popular RSS reader, and they just threw it away. A single intern could have kept the whole thing running, and Google has literal billions, but they couldn't see the value in it. I mean, it's not like being able to see what a good portion of America is reading every day could have any value for an AI company, right? Google has always been terrible about turning tech into (viable, maintained) products.

jamespo 9mo ago
Took a while but I got to the google reader post. Self host tt-rss, it's much better
vinkelhake 9mo ago
Is there an equivalent to Godwin's law wrt threads about Google and Google Reader? See also: any programming thread and Rust.
- scarmig 9mo ago
  I'm convinced my last groan will be reading a thread about Google paper clipping the world, and someone will be moaning about Google Reader.
  - tbossanova 9mo ago
    “A more elegant weapon of a civilised age.”
- refulgentis 9mo ago
  Lol, it seems obvious in retrospect, there really, really, needs to be. Therefore we now have “Vinkel’s Law”
- wisty 9mo ago
  It's far from the only example https://killedbygoogle.com/ https://killedbygoogle.com/
DiggyJohnson 9mo ago
How is this relevant? At best it’s tangentially related and low effort
burgreblast 9mo ago
I never get the moaning about killing Reader. It was never about popularity or user experience. Reader had to be killed because it [was seen as] a suboptimal ad monetization engine. Page views were superior. Was Google going to support minimizing ads in any way?
- theptip 9mo ago
  Right. Reader was not a case of apathy and failure to see the product’s value. It was Google clearly seeing the product’s value, and killing it because that value was detrimental to their ads business.
largbae 9mo ago
Can you not vibe code it back into existence yet?
inquirerGeneral 9mo ago
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jamespo 9mo ago

Took a while but I got to the google reader post. Self host tt-rss, it's much better

vinkelhake 9mo ago

Is there an equivalent to Godwin's law wrt threads about Google and Google Reader? See also: any programming thread and Rust.

scarmig 9mo ago
I'm convinced my last groan will be reading a thread about Google paper clipping the world, and someone will be moaning about Google Reader.
- tbossanova 9mo ago
  “A more elegant weapon of a civilised age.”
refulgentis 9mo ago
Lol, it seems obvious in retrospect, there really, really, needs to be. Therefore we now have “Vinkel’s Law”
wisty 9mo ago
It's far from the only example https://killedbygoogle.com/ https://killedbygoogle.com/

DiggyJohnson 9mo ago

How is this relevant? At best it’s tangentially related and low effort

burgreblast 9mo ago

I never get the moaning about killing Reader. It was never about popularity or user experience. Reader had to be killed because it [was seen as] a suboptimal ad monetization engine. Page views were superior. Was Google going to support minimizing ads in any way?

theptip 9mo ago
Right. Reader was not a case of apathy and failure to see the product’s value. It was Google clearly seeing the product’s value, and killing it because that value was detrimental to their ads business.

largbae 9mo ago

Can you not vibe code it back into existence yet?

inquirerGeneral 9mo ago

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