[VikingCoder]

"history of killing products that everyone is actually using"

That's true for amazingly small values of "everyone." It may include you, several people you know, and other people in your line of work, but that's not remotely the same thing.

[aeturnum]

Hyperbole aside, the point is that it's possible for Google services to be successful but not successful "enough". They're willing to shut down services that have devoted followings. So , whenever you consider investing in a small service from Google, you should understand that could accomplish all its goals and still be shut down.

[VikingCoder]

Hyperbole aside, the point is that it's possible for any company's services to be successful but not successful "enough". All companies are willing to shut down services that have devoted followings. So , whenever you consider investing in a small service from any company, you should understand that could accomplish all its goals and still be shut down.