Google doesn't kill services quickly, they kill longstanding services that didn't gain sufficient traction in their eyes, even if they are well loved by many.
this post was submitted on 19 Jul 2026
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Google kills lots of products quickly
Used to.
Now they just don't make anything. They continually twist the screws on what they already have.
Last new Google product I can remember is Stadia.
They make dystopia. It's very popular.
Anti-gravity maybe is the latest product they made
Kind of like Netflix.
It’s the same thing with Aldi. If it’s not popular enough, it’s just wasting shelf space and needs to go.
I still miss Google Reader and G+, yes, I did like G+
They killed the Tenor API which was very popular and the only reason why people still used Tenor was:
- everyone used it already
- discord uses it
They will for sure kill tenor itselt in a year or 2 because everyone stopped using it
Damn, I just found out (from checking out killedbygoogle.com) that the Google Earth Pro desktop program I've been using for years is already circling the drain! Fuck Google.
Awww, someone already has killedbynetflix.com
Jellyfin FTW
Does jellyfin create content?
no; see my sibling comment in the thread
Given the context of this post about content creation, what's the role of jellyfin?
Jellyfin lets you selfhost & stream video & audio content. From the role of a consumer of media. ie, you physically have the bits on a disk somewhere you own, but still want streaming/sharing/etc.
For a creator, the more relevant thing is Ghost , a self-hosted Patreon/Substack alternative. Again, so you can't be booted off Someone Else's Platform.
I know, I use jellyfin. My point was that it was irrelevant to this discussion given that we're talking about Netflix as a content creator, not a media server.
The end off Netflix is near
Nah, spotify is like google for streaming: shitty, abusive, monopolistic, evil, and unrepentant.
The whole not watching a show because your are scared it will cancelled it just silly.
Many of their shows do not survive past season one
Fox is thst you?
Yep, I fuckn HATE Netflix!