[saraid216]

It's worth noticing that, in Google+, only one link gets a first-class position in any given post. If you want to throw down a fuller list of citations, it's a lot less visible. To me, this says that Google subconsciously understands what they've done and have chosen not to fight it. Or they just don't know how and have given up.

[npsimons]

"Not knowing how" and "giving up" seem very un-Google-like to me. Give it time.

[moheeb]

If "giving up" seems un-Google-like to you then you haven't been around very long.

The number of services, applications, and ideas they have shut down is probably nearing the hundreds.

[yozmsn]

What did Einstein say about failure?