Shutting Down Google+ for Consumers

Re:Shutting Down Google+ for Consumers by pantalaimon on Monday October 08, 2018 @07:52PM (#18172292)

> Going for feature parity was a mistake

But there was no feature parity, not even close.

When G+ launched it was more like a tech demo, interest died down when people discovered that there really was not much to do.

They added more features over time, but at that point the hype was already dead.

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Re:Shutting Down Google+ for Consumers by mindgam3 on Monday October 08, 2018 @08:09PM (#18172364)

They had the important stuff. Posting content, a feed, friends. This is what drove Facebook. All the other stuff was icing on the cake.

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Re:Shutting Down Google+ for Consumers by Aeolun on Monday October 08, 2018 @08:19PM (#18172405)

The existence of core features does not a compelling argument for switching make.

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Re:Shutting Down Google+ for Consumers by pantalaimon on Monday October 08, 2018 @08:16PM (#18172394)

There were no events, no pages.

If I just want to chat with friends I might just a well use a messenger with a group chat.

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