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That's funny, I assumed it was a PR move to make Google appear responsive when they inevitably add an RSS-ish feature to syndicate news subscriptions into googl
by roc 14y ago
That's funny, I assumed it was a PR move to make Google appear responsive when they inevitably add an RSS-ish feature to syndicate news subscriptions into google+ feeds, as opposed to appearing like a malevolent plan to kill a beloved service to push more people into google+.
Hence it's counter-productive to mention the shutdown in negative terms, as that associates the two efforts in a way that underscores the latter interpretation.
- scott_s 14y agoIf it came from an executive or a press release, perhaps I would have assumed that. But it came from an engineer.
- roc 14y ago"an engineer", Chief Architect, same difference, right?
- scott_s 14y agoWhere I work, Chief Architects do not make decisions about killing products. That happens higher than them. Their responsibility is engineering the architecture of their product. So, yes, I think it's accurate to refer to a Chief Architect as "an engineer."
- roc 14y ago> "Chief Architects do not make decisions about killing products." No, but if you were trying to convince people you weren't forcing them into Google+, but Google+ was presenting alternatives out of their sincere love for the people, you wouldn't use the person who made the decision now would you? And who better to stand up and ask "how can we help" than one of the people who will later take to the Google Blog to say "look what we added to Google+ because you asked for it?"
- scott_s 14y agoAn event's possibility is not evidence for its occurrence.
- saraid216 14y agoThe odd thing to me is that he phrased it as "many Google products", which sounds as if he's thinking about leaving the Google+ product.