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What will happen when Google stops giving a shit in a year?

• joekrill 12y ago
  This is my real worry with any Google product these days. I know most people think it's a played out reaction, but it's a very real concern, especially for something like this that requires a real commitment -- this isn't just me losing my Google Reader app.
  • _zen 12y ago
    EdTech is booming, and there is a lot of money to be made. Google Apps for Business is booming. Google Apps for Education, likewise, will boom in the same way. If you seriously think Google Drive or a Google Docs is going anywhere because your precious Google Reader disappeared, you're nuts.
    • joekrill 12y ago
      And that was kind of my point. This would be much, much bigger of a deal than Google Reader. The may not shut Drive/Docs down, but they could fundamentally change what they are offering under this Classroom umbrella. Or change pricing structures. They did this with "Google Apps for your Domain".
  • rryan 12y ago
    OTOH Larry Page doesn't care at all about something as trivial as a widely-loved RSS reader while education is something he cares about deeply. Also, there is obviously a gigantic market there.
    • joekrill 12y ago
      That was simply a quick example. Perhaps a better example would be Google Health. You could argue that there is a gigantic market there, and that was killed.