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Google criticized for pushing Gemini over existing services

Original: In which Google (predictably) thinks showing they can't be relied on to continue to provide a service you already have w

Critics are accusing Google of undermining trust in its own products while trying to sell Gemini subscriptions. The complaint: a company that discontinues services users already pay for is a poor bet for new paid commitments. The criticism taps into a broader frustration with tech firms' habit of killing features and products, a pattern some call 'enshittification', and with the aggressive push of AI add-ons into established services.

Why now: Google is aggressively promoting paid Gemini subscriptions amid widespread frustration over discontinued services.

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• In which Google (predictably) thinks showing they can't be relied on to continue to provide a service you already have will make you want to give them money. # AI # artificialIntelligence # enshittification # Gemini # Google # GoogleGemini · tokyo_0@mas.to · 1

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