Google's shutdown of products and APIs seems to have led to critical level of trust loss amongst developers and influencers.
It's time for Google to either fix this or get out of providing services and APIs to developers.
Google doesn't seem to put any weight at all on the outcry every time its shutters another service/API.
The trust must be restored.
Google doesn't seem to understand that when they shut service X, that their (potential) customers for service Y (such as Google Compute Engine) become concerned that service Y will be shut down too.
To put a positive suggestion forward, Google could consider giving all services a "sunset guarantee".
A "sunset guarantee" is a commitment that the service will be shut down only with a minimum notice period of say for example 5 years.
It's time for Google to either fix this or get out of providing services and APIs to developers.
Google doesn't seem to put any weight at all on the outcry every time its shutters another service/API.
The trust must be restored.
Google doesn't seem to understand that when they shut service X, that their (potential) customers for service Y (such as Google Compute Engine) become concerned that service Y will be shut down too.
To put a positive suggestion forward, Google could consider giving all services a "sunset guarantee".
A "sunset guarantee" is a commitment that the service will be shut down only with a minimum notice period of say for example 5 years.