2017 Brands in Review VS Killed by Google

Why not? They've pretty much only provided great products to the average consumer. Google and Amazon have a great positive direct impact on most Americans' lives. Here's a report from direct surveys: https://morningconsult.com/most-trusted-brands-2020/ Most people don't really care about a Doubleclick pixel or Amazon gazumping sellers with an Amazon Basics thing. For many, the latter is a positive thing and a... - Source: Hacker News / 12 months ago

I was already starting to feel a little cornered in the whole Google ecosystem and a bit limited with stuff like backups, vendor lock in, etc. (and you always have the obvious hanging over your head) and ultimately, I think I just find the mental model of a SQL database more intuitive compared to a NoSQL database. So I thought to myself; "the longer I leave it, the harder it'll be to make the switch". - Source: dev.to / 3 days ago

Https://killedbygoogle.com/ Their reputation is deserved. Google domains was killed only last year! - Source: Hacker News / 23 days ago

And this isn't even the first time I've been burned by Google's decisions. If you're familiar at all with the Google Graveyard, you'll know that Google has a long history of killing off products and services that people have come to rely on. This has happened to me a number of times, in both a personal and professional capacity, and frankly it's getting old. - Source: dev.to / 30 days ago

> Those who trust the Google’s app to listen to podcasts have almost three months to export their subscriptions to another app. Alternative take: Those who trust any Google app or service to do anything should reconsider, or at the very least keep a permanent and up-to-date contingency plan for when Google inevitably discontinues it. Fooled you once, shame on Google. Fooled you 294 times, shame on you.... - Source: Hacker News / 30 days ago

This will be in the Google Graveyard https://killedbygoogle.com/ by mid-2026. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 month ago