• baggachipz@sh.itjust.works
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    10 days ago

    I am shocked…shocked! that Google would let a product die on the vine and cease supporting it. Google assistant is dead, long live Gemini assistant!

    • Pistcow@lemmy.world
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      10 days ago

      Its about generating investor buzzwords and killing off beloved apps every 3-6 months.

      • GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml
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        8 days ago

        As I understand it, Google mostly ships new stuff that they let die because it’s one of the only ways to get a promotion at Google - to ship a product.

        Once shipped, the newly promoted staff moves on to something else, and the business people take a look and see if the product actually makes any sense from a financial perspective, which is rarely the case.

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      10 days ago

      I Still get their apps confused because of the stupid icon updates…or maybe I stupid and can’t learn new things.

      • CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world
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        10 days ago

        Their new icons are so dumb. I think they thought people would get used to them but no, they’re still bad after several years.

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        9 days ago

        It does take me several seconds to realize which one is which, so I sometimes go by their arrangement on my home screen. Avant-garde design, I guess.