Google has announced yet another wave of Google product and services closures. The products hit this time include:
- Aardvark
- Fast Flip
- Sidewiki
- Google Desktop
- Google Image Labeler
- Google Maps API for Flash
- Google Notebook
- Google Pack
- Google Subscribed Links
- Google Web Security
We’ve never been afraid to try big, bold things, and that won’t change. We’ll continue to take risks on interesting new technologies with a lot of potential. But by targeting our resources more effectively, we can focus on building world-changing products with a truly beautiful user experience.
It is sad to see some of these go but Google often tries wild things and closes down products, especially recently.
Forum discussion at Google Blogoscoped Forums.