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[–] 01011@monero.town 97 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

Random as hell.

What is with google and all these apps that get killed or rebranded very abruptly?

[–] thehatfox@lemmy.world 64 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So I’ve heard advancement at Google/Alphabet depends on launching new products, not improving existing ones. Which means a lot of continually reinventing the wheel, because crafting truly novel new platforms is actually quite hard.

This is the answer. Rising stars get promo, then abandon it. Google under Sundar is just a corporate advancement simulator.

[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Money, it is all about money.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 39 points 2 years ago

It’s about lack of coherent leadership.

[–] lagomorphlecture@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I was irked about Google podcasts but that made sense since they were obviously trying to push YouTube subscriptions. This I'm not sure.

[–] variants@possumpat.io 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Now they will have youtube pay

[–] Matt 8 points 2 years ago

Or just You Pay

[–] Jackthelad@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I think most people hated this app though?