I Still get their apps confused because of the stupid icon updates…or maybe I stupid and can’t learn new things.
Comment on Google Assistant Is Basically on Life Support and Things Just Got Worse
baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
I am shocked…shocked! that Google would let a product die on the vine and cease supporting it. Google assistant is dead, long live Gemini assistant!
UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Their new icons are so dumb. I think they thought people would get used to them but no, they’re still bad after several years.
Lemminary@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It does take me several seconds to realize which one is which, so I sometimes go by their arrangement on my home screen. Avant-garde design, I guess.
BackgrndNoize@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Same, never had that issue with the old logos
Pistcow@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Its about generating investor buzzwords and killing off beloved apps every 3-6 months.
GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
As I understand it, Google mostly ships new stuff that they let die because it’s one of the only ways to get a promotion at Google - to ship a product.
Once shipped, the newly promoted staff moves on to something else, and the business people take a look and see if the product actually makes any sense from a financial perspective, which is rarely the case.
Pistcow@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I work at a place that needs completed projects to go up in levels/seniority but the problem is nothing gets completed. Ive been there for 2 years working on a very similar project I’ve completed with 5 other companies and it’s yet to be finished. This type of project has always taken 3 months but here we are…