One more entry for https://killedbygoogle.com/
this post was submitted on 16 Jun 2023
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Honestly no one should trust Google with anything anymore. I fully expect them to take everything away at any moment
I regret moving my phone number to Google Voice because at this point I fully expect Google to someday kill the service.
Be sure you keep using it. I only used mine for voicemail, and they finally decided they wanted the number back. I started to send a text every few weeks, but doesn't seem to have been enough for voice to just receive them.
To be fair, I did have the opportunity to claim the number again.
It has reached the point that any new product they launch I ignore.
Tomorrow's headline: "Google Graveyard Beta Shuts Down"
Followed by "Google shuttering Android development as it sells stake off to Apple Inc"
How long has it lasted? I can't wait to see what SS terrible domain management tools look like.
9 years, not too bad for a Google project, most don't last that long
Why does it feel like yesterday 👴
Fuck!! Where are you guys moving your domains?
I'll be moving mine to Cloudflare
Same. I’ve moved all of my domains there that they support. Paying cost for them is nice.
I will give cloudfare a try.
Cloudflare. Already have some there and it’s cheaper.
I moved my .dev to NameSilo to live with the rest of my domains, since luckily that's allowed now. See here for the list of options if you have any Google Registry domains (.dev, .app, .new, etc.). Make sure to uncheck "Show preferred partners only" if you don't care which ones have given Google more money or whatever that means.
FWIW the comms I've seen suggest Squarespace has agreed to actually offer standalone domains as part of this deal... I doubt that's binding in the long term though, and they'll certainly want to get people to use their signature site builder product.
I know Google Cloud Domains (previously separate from Google Domains) is being deprecated too, but I don't know if those domains are also automatically moving to Squarespace. Seems weird if they do that, since it would drive people directly to one of Cloud's main competitors... but they're driving people away from Cloud anyway with this so
Disclaimer: I am a Google employee but have based this comment only on information I believe to be publicly available. This comment reflects my personal opinion; I am not speaking in any official capacity.
Porkbun
Very frustrating I have a .page domain which I can't move to Cloudflare because its a Google specific TLD. So I guess I'm stuck seeing what Squarespace's tools look like.
I personally prefer namecheap and cloud flare for domains. I often route stuff through cloudflare anyway so if they have the tld I want I will just purchase from them.
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