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Re:Google Domains shutting down, assets sold to Squarespace by jsnell on Friday June 16, 2023 @01:27AM (#36351759)
How many of the products on the Killed by Google list do you think is "products actively used and loved by users"? Like half a dozen on that whole list? How many had you even heard about?

This Domains shutdown definitely qualifies for the short list though, and is the most mystifying shutdown of theirs in like a decade. It was a paid service with clear strategic importance and clearly a ton of happy customers.

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Re:Google Domains shutting down, assets sold to Squarespace by Nebasuke on Friday June 16, 2023 @05:07AM (#36353614)
Things I am or was actively using (and mostly liked): Inbox, Domains, Reader, Wave, GChat, (Hangouts, but it doesn't fully count), AdSense mobile app, Google+, goog.gl, Play Music (YouTube Music sucks), Buzz, Labs (particularly in Gmail), Google WiFi app (the home app is worse), Picasa, and I can probably find more.

I have stopped using any new Google product, and am slowly phasing out my reliance on their other products.

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