𝔄 𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔱𝔦𝔢𝔫𝔱 𝔭𝔦𝔢𝔠𝔢 𝔬𝔣 𝔠𝔥𝔢𝔢𝔰𝔢Apr 27, 2024

If it works, kill it.

https://lemmy.world/post/14756872

If it works, kill it. - Lemmy.World

Rule of Google: if it works, kill it. I know, I know, using Google apps isn’t the best, but this was a perfectly good Podcast app with all the features you might want. Apparently they’re moving everything over to YouTube Music, where a lot of the features of Google Podcasts aren’t implemented yet. I’ve moved over to an app from F-Droid.

Show threadyoungalfredApr 27, 2024

I don’t really understand how they consistently manage to screw things up. And they always say that the features are coming, but they never do.

I’m still bitter over Inbox.

I used to be excited about new things from Google. Tried to get into every beta, downloaded the newest released apps etc. But not anymore.

I just read about tasks being removed from Google Keep. Then the feature removal from nest hubs. Do they have a unified strategy at all? Or is it just the whims of a manager’s daily musings that drive what development does?

Show threadAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet
They have an agenda, which isn’t aligned with your agenda. They only care about profitability, so they kill any projects not supporting that goal. Some projects are created to gather specific data sets about users, and the project is shut down when the data is captured, regardless of how popular the project was. They are always doing something with an ulterior motive. Once you understand that then you won’t be mystified by their decisions anymore.
Apr 27, 2024 at 4:07pmWeb
Show threadCryophiliaApr 27, 2024

They only care about profitability

It’s not even profitability. It’s about what looks good on a resume.

New projects look good. Maintaining old projects doesn’t.