• reddig33@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Why did Google kill inbox? Was it somehow not profitable? Couldn’t cram enough ads into it?

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      1 year ago

      Same reason why Google Now was killed. It was too useful for users. You open the app, you get the info you want. In fact, you don’t even need to open the app. That’s the problem, they had no place to insert the ads and make money.

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        1 year ago

        That makes a terrifying amount of sense and I never looked at this issue from the angle you presented. God damn it, fucking capitalism.

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      1 year ago

      Why did google kill [product]?

      Insert anything from the ever-growing google graveyard.

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      I assume it had too small popularity comparing to Gmail, introduced confusion - two mail services, required resources and extra communication between teams. So, some one decide to optimize.

      If I recall correctly, inbox was kind of test/beta product.