id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt arstechnica-com-5034 Google’s constant product shutdowns are damaging its brand | Ars Technica .html text/html 2161 140 77 Google's constant product shutdowns are damaging its brand | Ars Technica Be it cloud compute, app and extension ecosystems, developer APIs, advertising solutions, operating-system pre-installs, or the storage of user data, Google constantly asks for investment from consumers, developers, and partner companies in the things it builds. G Suite has a "Core Services" list meant to show confidence in certain products sticking around, but some of the entries there, like Hangouts and Google Talk, still get shut down. He seemingly understands that it's hard to trust Google after so many product shutdowns, and he knows the Stadia team now faces an uphill battle. Harrison and the rest of the Stadia team had nothing to do with the closing of Google Inbox, or the shutdown of Hangouts, or the removal of any other popular Google product. Ron is the Reviews Editor at Ars Technica, where he specializes in Android OS and Google products. ./cache/arstechnica-com-5034.html ./txt/arstechnica-com-5034.txt