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Re:Scanadu to shut down support for its Scout device and cus... by lighthazard on Sunday December 18, 2016 @09:57AM (#13205999)
Why is Google out? Have any of their cloud service devices been put to pasture?
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Re:Scanadu to shut down support for its Scout device and cus... by pikzen on Sunday December 18, 2016 @10:27AM (#13206105)
You could consider that Alphabet buying Nest and them shutting down all service was in a way Google stopping operations on that.

But I believe that is mostly related to the unending list of services they have stopped. Code, Reader, or even APIs and libraries they stop without a single warning (cough cough angular v1.x).

Seriously, the list is big. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Discontinued_Google_s...

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Re:Scanadu to shut down support for its Scout device and cus... by Spooky23 on Sunday December 18, 2016 @11:44AM (#13206397)
I have no faith in Google's ability to deliver consumer services that aren't part of the core business and are free.

Facebook is eroding that core business, so I expected more belt-tightening in coming years.

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Re:Scanadu to shut down support for its Scout device and cus... by stephenc_c_ on Sunday December 18, 2016 @10:24AM (#13206090)
Google Reader, Picasa and many more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Discontinued_Google_s...
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Re:Scanadu to shut down support for its Scout device and cus... by pherq on Sunday December 18, 2016 @10:32AM (#13206124)
Nest remotely bricked Revolv devices a year and a bit after acquiring the company.
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