Predicting Google Product Shutdowns
I think this actually fits with what I think about Google overall. Search is great, everything else is just a mediocre tie in to search dollars.<p>Google is attracting more "nesters" and less "innovators" from what I see as an outsider, which is likely good for long term products but bad for everything else.<p>Glass is already a bad word (RE: glassholes), Plus is a wasteland, Voice is only popular due to branding, as is Calendar and Docs.<p>I've seen announcements of products that appear to be more functional than Voice/Cal/Docs on HN with better security and performance, but I think the likelihood of those taking over is probably low until Google gets out of those markets. The products are better, but the mindshare isn't there yet.