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Re:Gemini 3 Deep Think by lern_too_spel on Thursday February 12, 2026 @03:27PM (#46994644)
Wartime Google gave us Google+. Wartime Google is still bumbling, and despite OpenAI's numerous missteps, I don't think it has to worry about Google hurting its business yet.
Re:Gemini 3 Deep Think by NikolaNovak on Thursday February 12, 2026 @06:26PM (#46996749)
I do miss Google+. For my brain / use case, it was by far the best social network out there, and the Circle friends and interest management system is still unparalleled :)
Re:Gemini 3 Deep Think by blinding-streak on Friday February 13, 2026 @02:34AM (#46999963)
Google+ was fun. Failed in the market though.

Apple made a social network called Ping. Disaster. MobileMe was silly.

Microsoft made Zune and the Kin 1 and Kin 2 devices and Windows phone and all sorts of other disasters.

These things happen.

Re:Gemini 3 Deep Think by Peaches4Rent on Friday February 13, 2026 @09:53AM (#47003393)
I have a hypothesis that Google+ just wasn't addictive. Which is a good thing now, but not back then
Re:Gemini 3 Deep Think by machiaweliczny on Friday February 13, 2026 @11:07AM (#47004289)
Windows Phone was actually good. I would even say that my Lumia something was one of best experiences ever on mobile. G+ was also good. Efficient markets mean that you can "extract" rent, via selling data or attention etc. not realy what is good