Google has cancelled a lot of things. And they do kind of suck at product strategy. The worst part is, they don't even realise when they have something great that's on the verge of gaining traction (Hangouts and Stadia IMO could have both become enormous with just a little more persistence and marketing).
That being said, on the technology front, they're still better than anyone else. Chromecast just works in a way nothing else does to get media onto your TV. Google is better at syncing things in the cloud (Google Drive/Docs) than anyone else. Office365 always has weird issues with synchronising documents in the cloud and is a huge pain in the ass whereas Docs works perfectly in real time. Google search is obviously the best. Google Maps is the best. Gmail. YouTube. Android is an amazing OS even if some OEMs add crap to it that detracts. Chrome is by far the best browser. And so on. I put up with Google's subpar product 'strategy' because it still makes life easier than dealing with MS or Apple's nonsense.
That being said, on the technology front, they're still better than anyone else. Chromecast just works in a way nothing else does to get media onto your TV. Google is better at syncing things in the cloud (Google Drive/Docs) than anyone else. Office365 always has weird issues with synchronising documents in the cloud and is a huge pain in the ass whereas Docs works perfectly in real time. Google search is obviously the best. Google Maps is the best. Gmail. YouTube. Android is an amazing OS even if some OEMs add crap to it that detracts. Chrome is by far the best browser. And so on. I put up with Google's subpar product 'strategy' because it still makes life easier than dealing with MS or Apple's nonsense.