Google Killing Products

Comments focus on Google's history of discontinuing popular products and services like Google Reader, expressing skepticism about the reliability and longevity of new Google offerings.

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coldtea Jun 21, 2024 View on HN

Wouldn't be the first Google product that they killed :)

bdcravens May 10, 2023 View on HN

This is due to Google's track record on killing products.

burgerrito Jan 13, 2021 View on HN

Serious question, what makes you so sure about that? Isn't Google notorious for suddenly killing a product?

unclekreepy Jul 12, 2013 View on HN

why be a google hater? .. they arent going anywhere for a while and only the non used services get shut down.

2-3-7-43-1807 Jan 30, 2025 View on HN

It's almost as if Google does Google things ... abandoning projects.

goalieca Oct 20, 2017 View on HN

Good question because google has killed so many other projects people do rely on (eg: google reader!)

scopeh Jan 11, 2024 View on HN

Has this ever stopped google from killing a product?

ConceptJunkie May 3, 2021 View on HN

Google seems to get tired of its own products very easily, and just kills them, even if they are popular.

pharos92 Aug 22, 2024 View on HN

It's unfortunate that Google relentlessly axes great products.

sashk Apr 5, 2016 View on HN

Another service from Google, which they will kill in a year or two?