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[-] evident5051@lemm.ee 210 points 8 months ago

I've literally never heard of Keen until this article.

[-] Zachariah@lemmy.world 192 points 8 months ago

The traditional way to learn about Google services is from the shutdown announcement.

[-] wahming 113 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

No surprise. Nobody talks about new Google projects any more, since the assumption is they'll be gone in a year.

Edit: Not even hyperbole. This very article states Keen was launched in 2020 and stopped receiving updates in 2021. They shelved it in literally a year.

[-] Fisk400@feddit.nu 29 points 8 months ago

At least they didnt intigrate it with Gmail or some other insane bloat they like to do.

[-] wahming 18 points 8 months ago

I'd have appreciated them integrating Google reader with Gmail instead of killing it off

[-] richieadler@lemmy.myserv.one 1 points 8 months ago

That's a nice, if sad, thought

[-] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 10 points 8 months ago

My ass is still a little chapped from Google Plus integration with Youtube.

[-] Theharpyeagle@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Cursed with multiple accounts to this day for a stupid service they could barely force me to use.

[-] RedEyeFlightControl@lemmy.world 22 points 8 months ago

My understanding is that Google "rates" its leaders by the number and types of projects they develop. Ergo there are a lot of people working on disparate items that often overlap, because it's "their" project. Once the project completes, they get their credit, stop caring, and move on to the next. It is said this is why google creates then kills so much. It's by design, essentially. The products they keep are the ones that make the most ad revenue.

[-] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Yup. Even if Google came out with a really cool service tomorrow that I found far better than alternatives, I still wouldn't use it, because unless I'm very lucky, it'll be axed at some point. And Google has only themselves to blame.

I'll happily shout from the rooftops about my dislike of Apple (their philosophy, faux environmentalism, price-gouging, anti-competitive, anti-repair BS, I could go on for a while), but when was the last time they did this? The fucking Newton? Sure the iPod was axed, but I think it's fairer to say the market axed MP3 players, rather than Apple axed the iPod.

If Apple announces something, you can be almost certain it'll still be around in a decade.

Look at Apple Maps. It was an absolute joke when it came out and people mocked and memed it relentlessly.

If Google were in that position, they'd have just scrapped it and moved on to their next project that'd probably be scrapped too.

Fuck Google's dumb businesses practices, and fuck them for making me say something to Apple's credit. Makes me feel dirty.

[-] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago

The iPod was axed after what, 15 years?

[-] NoRodent@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

I know they make shoes.

[-] d3Xt3r@lemmy.nz 5 points 8 months ago

The only Keen I know of (and acknowledge) is the Commander:

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