Silicon Valley Today 17/17

Silicon Valley Today 17/17


Google retires photo service Picasa: 17 failed Google projects, services and products: Google’s biggest failures

Here’s what Google has killed since 2014

Updated 15th February 2016: According to reports Google has retired its photo service Picasa to focus on new photo sharing service, Google Photos. Read on to find out more.

Like Facebook, Microsoft and Apple, Google has made room for new projects by ditching others. We explore Google’s biggest failures including Google Glass, Google Waves and Picasa.

Here’s a look at what Google has waved goodbye to so far…

17. Failed Google projects: Developers lose Google Code
Google has given developers several months to get their affairs in order, announcing that it plans to shut down Google Code in January 2016. The main reason for killing off the platform is that developers prefer other open source platforms such as GitHub and Bitbucket, a Google employee said in an official blog post.

Failed Google projects: Developers lose Google Code