Google is still taking heat for cancelling its popular Google Reader. And last week, we mentioned how Arthur Frommer reacquired his well known travel book brand from Google because they ceased publication of his long-running travel books.
But, upon further review, it turns out Google has cancelled many apps and programs over the last 18 months. In fact, over 70 of them have been cancelled. Our second story does a great job of listing them…some probably deserved the guillotine, but others were popular and quite good. In their own way, Google is following in the Microsoft tradition of “my way or the highway.”
It gives one pause before opting in to a Google application. Personally, I am slowly moving away from them whenever I can…when it makes sense, of course. I doubt Google Search or Gmail are going away, but I can assure you others will…for example the newly-announced note taking application, Google Keep. It is trying to compete with Evernote…good luck with that. So I bet a dollar to a donut it will be gone in the next couple of years.
All I am saying is “buyer beware,” when choosing a free Google app. Always have a backup plan. We do have some other good stories and information here, so let’s move forward. -JRC
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