[jackgavigan]

The problem with Google is that you don't know if any product/service they launch will still be supported in a few years' time, or if the product/engineering team will lose interest and move on to build the next shiny thing.

[wstrange]

This meme is getting tired.

Plenty of other companies EOL products.

[jackgavigan]

It's not a meme, it's a cliché. And it's a cliché because it's true.

Edit: Coincidentally: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9888387