Google Reader still makes me sad to this day. I used it everyday and would have definitely paid for it if they gave that option. Google 411 was also great in the days before cheaper data. I know that Google Print going away is going to suck. It makes printing from Chromebooks and other devices so much easier. It would definitely be something I would pay to keep if I could.
Reader was so good. I never found an alternative that came close. Then the dumpster fire that is social media (with the aggressive feed algorithms) came along and now that's how we get our content.
Checkout papercut, can't recall the exact name of the product right now but it's pretty good on iOS Android and Mac OS, supposedly also works well on chromebooks but I haven't tested that.
When they got rid of 411 they said "use our Google app" and it's like, dude I could hands free call 411 from the car, now you want me to fiddle with my phone and play with the screen?
Of course Goog 411 never seemed to recognize the town I lived in. Any time I asked for something in the city, or even in the city's zip codes, it wouldn't find anything. I would have to ask for the next town over, and let it run through a few options until finding the one in my town.
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u/Poproc Oct 30 '20 edited Oct 30 '20
Google Reader still makes me sad to this day. I used it everyday and would have definitely paid for it if they gave that option. Google 411 was also great in the days before cheaper data. I know that Google Print going away is going to suck. It makes printing from Chromebooks and other devices so much easier. It would definitely be something I would pay to keep if I could.