Fun facts about Google Scholar

Re:Fun facts about Google Scholar by jonas21 on Monday November 18, 2024 @11:22PM (#42180083)

Google employs thousands of researchers who would be less productive (and upset) if they scrapped it. That alone is probably enough to make it worthwhile to keep it going, at least until a good alternative emerges.

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Re:Fun facts about Google Scholar by elAhmo on Tuesday November 19, 2024 @04:35AM (#42181553)

Given that they have killed products with millions of users, including a lot of paying users, relying on this is optimistic. Google doesn't seem to care about major inconvenience they cause, like with the Google Domains sale Squarespace.

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Re:Fun facts about Google Scholar by leemee on Tuesday November 19, 2024 @08:37AM (#42183262)

I think the point was that Google is _sometimes_ willing to support projects if it helps their employees do their job, which might be the case here.

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Re:Fun facts about Google Scholar by agnishom on Tuesday November 19, 2024 @08:42PM (#42190043)

Well, given how Google behaves I am not sure my perception of rationality aligns with their perception of rationality

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