catculation@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoThe Google Pay app is shutting down in the USwww.androidpolice.comexternal-linkmessage-square180fedilinkarrow-up1352cross-posted to: android@lemdro.id
arrow-up1352external-linkThe Google Pay app is shutting down in the USwww.androidpolice.comcatculation@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square180fedilinkcross-posted to: android@lemdro.id
minus-square01011@monero.townlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up98·edit-21 year agoRandom as hell. What is with google and all these apps that get killed or rebranded very abruptly?
minus-squarethehatfox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up64·1 year agoSo 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.
minus-squareReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoThis is the answer. Rising stars get promo, then abandon it. Google under Sundar is just a corporate advancement simulator.
minus-squareSinningStromgald@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·1 year agoMoney, it is all about money.
minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39·1 year agoIt’s about lack of coherent leadership.
minus-squarelagomorphlecture@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoI was irked about Google podcasts but that made sense since they were obviously trying to push YouTube subscriptions. This I’m not sure.
minus-squarevariants@possumpat.iolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoNow they will have youtube pay
minus-squareJackthelad@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoI think most people hated this app though?
Random as hell.
What is with google and all these apps that get killed or rebranded very abruptly?
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.
Money, it is all about money.
It’s about lack of coherent leadership.
I was irked about Google podcasts but that made sense since they were obviously trying to push YouTube subscriptions. This I’m not sure.
Now they will have youtube pay
Or just You Pay
I think most people hated this app though?