Google Play Music, Music Play Store and Music Manager Are Going Away

Re:Google Play Music, Music Play Store and Music Manager Are... by mdorazio on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @11:13PM (#24416603)

And the graveyard grows. Found this nice log of products killed by Google: https://killedbygoogle.com/

From a business perspective, Google seems to treat products almost like VCs treat startups - shotgun them out the door and see what sticks. I can't think of too many other companies (maybe Ballmer-era Microsoft?) in the software space that have taken a similar approach.

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Re:Google Play Music, Music Play Store and Music Manager Are... by kvn_95 on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @11:31PM (#24416745)

This is such a recurring issue that I just stop using new-ish Google products for fear of the rug getting pulled under me.

I used to use Google Home, now renamed Nest Home, and now I just stop using them altogether since I don't know how long it will survive.

Pretty much the only thing from Google I use today are Gmail and Google Docs.

This thread https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24165445 describes what's going on internally at Google that led to that graveyard. Namely, how the promotion system encourages the creation of a new thing, and inadvertently de-emphasizes maintenance.

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