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Comment by snom380 | Hacker News Reader

The bitterness isn't towards the product or the idea, it's toward Google, and for good reason considering their track record with side projects such as this. It's like hearing a drug addict tell you they've cleaned up for the 5th time. After a while you just keep a cautious distance.

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I understand it, and I am quite disappointed myself. But that does not mean I should have a reflex reaction to anything they do. That simply limits myself and has no effect on them. (as stated by others, we are a tiny blob in Google's userbase. Our negativity does not even tickle them)

> That simply limits myself and has no effect on them. (as stated by others, we are a tiny blob in Google's userbase. Our negativity does not even tickle them)

So just because Google doesn't care, people shouldn't complain? With that very same logic, nobody on HN should go voting, we're just a tiny blob of the world's population anyway, right?

I'm not skeptical about Google because I'm trying to teach them a lesson or to make a point. A reflex reaction is perfectly appropriate because it saves me spending time and building up enthusiasm for a product that may be killed off at any time. That's not limiting myself, that's just saving me pain down the road. And it's not like I can't wait for a while to see whether it's a success and money earner for Google, at which time it's more likely to be kept alive.

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