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Yes, google discontinues products. Sometimes they're even products I like, and it makes me angry. But reading this thread on every single discussion about any google product is getting tiresome.

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But this line of discussion remains relevant whenever a new Google product or service is announced.

If we want to avoid the conversation, Google needs to put out some clear language around project/product/service EOL and support for everything it introduces.

It's not relevant, any more than posting "the sky is blue" on every discussion about the outdoors would be. Everybody knows google has a tendency to try new things and kill them quickly when they aren't working. Reminding everybody is completely unnecessary; we all know it. It's not informative, insightful, or interesting.

Kill them when they aren't working yes - kill them _quickly_ not so much.

To be honest,the products Google discontinue are quite predictable. You can't compare the discontinuation of a free consumer social app (Google Spaces) that did not even really take off to a product that is targeting the enterprise and will served to G Suite customers.

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