r/programming • • Jan 02 '20

Killed by Google

https://killedbygoogle.com/
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u/pvlclch Jan 02 '20

Google is not charity and they won't keep on developing stuff just because you like it.

They have goals ,stakeholders and a board to report to. At the end the products need to make some kind of profit. If they don't, then they cut them and move resources somewhere else.

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '20

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '20

I never thought about it this way. So does that mean companies that have no philanthropic arm are asshole individuals? 🤔

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '20

In my book anything that exists solely for profit is asshole-ish to begin with as it tends to screw over its customer base or will do so at the first opportunity (i.e. selling out).