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VPN by Google One shuts down (9to5google.com)
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[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 91 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Google: people weren't using it.

The People: you cancel literally everything you create, so why should we bother?

[–] Tier1BuildABear@lemmy.world 32 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Remember when people were using allo and Google play music? Google doesn't.

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago

I loved Allo. I was really depressed to have to use Whatsapp after Google cancelled it. And one of my favorite things to do was use my Google rewards points to buy music.

And they wonder why no one invests time and interest in any of their new "experimental" products.

[–] Zanz@lemmy.ml 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Allo didn't ever make sense. What about Hangouts. Hangouts worked with imessage. And also works better than allo did And also works better than aloe did at any pointat any point.

[–] flop_leash_973@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Whats crazy is Hangouts is still going (in the form of Chat and Meet). I've had the same group chat going with a few buddies on it for years and years now. And it is still better than anything outside of Signal in my opinion for messaging.

[–] pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

hangouts just became notes eventually

edit: for me

[–] ours@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Same for Google Inbox.

[–] laurelraven@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 10 months ago

I'm legit still pissed off about that one

[–] RecluseRamble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 10 months ago

Google's business model also doesn't really fit to what VPN customers are looking for. They hardly would implement a zero log policy, for example.

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Google is what the Fox network was in the 90s and 2000s.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Let the wind blow high, let the wind blow low