For many of the services they shut down, they accomplished what they wanted.
Sometimes, the purpose isn't to create a shiny new product people enjoy and will pay for
Sometimes, the purpose is to create competition for a product you don't like, make sure they fail by having a decent competing offering, and then shutting the offering down when the threat of competition has passed
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For many of the services they shut down, they accomplished what they wanted.
Sometimes, the purpose isn't to create a shiny new product people enjoy and will pay for
Sometimes, the purpose is to create competition for a product you don't like, make sure they fail by having a decent competing offering, and then shutting the offering down when the threat of competition has passed
Google + being a prime example? /s