WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.120 A while ago, we did a video about some of the more interesting products that Google, 00:00:04.120 --> 00:00:10.720 for better or worse, decided to kill off. But as many of you know, Google kills their own offerings off more frequently than the 00:00:10.720 --> 00:00:17.760 employee at the business end of a slaughterhouse. So let's take another look at what else Google has put on the chopping block. 00:00:17.760 --> 00:00:23.620 The first Google product we're looking at is something that's been in the headlines fairly recently, Google Play Music. 00:00:23.620 --> 00:00:27.500 It ran for nearly 10 years and although it started mostly as a service to allow people 00:00:27.500 --> 00:00:32.300 to store their own songs in the cloud and buy new ones, it later became a full-fledged 00:00:32.300 --> 00:00:36.180 streaming service that competed with the likes of Spotify and Apple Music. 00:00:36.180 --> 00:00:41.060 However, Google was already offering streaming music through another one of its own services, 00:00:41.060 --> 00:00:47.320 YouTube. As the 2010s wore on, it became more common to find music on that platform, and in 2018, 00:00:47.320 --> 00:00:52.380 Google launched YouTube Music, which includes a paid option to remove ads and enable background 00:00:52.380 --> 00:00:58.540 listening. However, Google was paying to license music for two services instead of one. 00:00:58.540 --> 00:01:02.740 So with YouTube being the more popular service, it no longer made sense to keep Google Play 00:01:02.740 --> 00:01:06.660 Music around, meaning it got the axe in late 2020. 00:01:06.660 --> 00:01:10.620 Now we get to learn a new app. That's worse. Yay! 00:01:10.620 --> 00:01:14.820 The next one we'll be familiar to those of you who have ever looked for DIY home security. 00:01:14.820 --> 00:01:19.100 I'm talking about the Nest Secure, which was a security system that competed with products 00:01:19.100 --> 00:01:26.700 like Amazon Ring and Simply Safe. It was pretty full-featured with a base station and a keypad that frankly triggered my trypophobia, 00:01:26.700 --> 00:01:29.780 window and door sensors, and professional monitoring. 00:01:29.780 --> 00:01:35.340 But after about three years, Google deep-sixed the entire ecosystem in October 2020, though 00:01:35.340 --> 00:01:39.180 they'll continue to support customers that already have a system installed. 00:01:39.180 --> 00:01:43.380 Thanks guys! Part of the issue here may have been lack of demand. 00:01:43.380 --> 00:01:47.700 Nest Secure was quite pricey compared to its competitors, as a starter kit with a base 00:01:47.700 --> 00:01:50.940 and a couple sensors was 500 bucks. 00:01:50.940 --> 00:01:54.580 And unless you lived somewhere like an apartment with minimal entry points, you needed to buy 00:01:54.580 --> 00:01:57.940 expensive add-ons to have effective security. 00:01:57.940 --> 00:02:01.940 Google actually partnered with ADT a short while before Axing Nest Secure, and although 00:02:01.940 --> 00:02:06.660 ADT isn't exactly the most beloved company, Google may have thought there was more money 00:02:06.660 --> 00:02:10.900 in providing hardware to a well-established security firm instead of trying to compete 00:02:10.900 --> 00:02:13.940 on its own in a space where they were clearly getting undercut. 00:02:13.940 --> 00:02:18.940 Too bad they got rid of that Do Not Be Evil slogan. That would have been a great one for a security company to have. 00:02:18.940 --> 00:02:23.300 Let's move on and look at Google Fiber TV, the TV package you used to be able to bundle 00:02:23.300 --> 00:02:30.460 with the Google Fiber Internet Service. For an extra fee, you could get what was essentially cable TV over fiber. 00:02:30.460 --> 00:02:34.820 And although the now ubiquitous streaming services have eaten into the popularity of 00:02:34.820 --> 00:02:39.220 cable and satellite subscriptions, a dedicated service that doesn't go over the internet 00:02:39.220 --> 00:02:43.140 still has its advantages, which you can learn more about up here. 00:02:43.140 --> 00:02:47.380 However, Google had to pay the companies that own the rights to popular cable channels 00:02:47.380 --> 00:02:52.660 tons of money in order to carry them. In some cases, more than traditional cable companies were paying. 00:02:52.660 --> 00:02:57.220 Additionally, fiber internet was so expensive to build out that Google stopped offering 00:02:57.220 --> 00:03:01.620 it in new cities in 2016, so they had to find a way to cut costs. 00:03:01.620 --> 00:03:06.820 And getting rid of fiber TV in February 2020 was an easy choice, given that Google already 00:03:06.820 --> 00:03:11.780 offered its YouTube TV service that allowed customers to stream most of the same channels. 00:03:11.780 --> 00:03:15.220 Let's wrap up this edition of Google Graveyard by looking at Pigeon. 00:03:15.220 --> 00:03:18.860 And no, this wasn't an app that would wake you up with cooing noises. 00:03:18.860 --> 00:03:24.900 Ah, what? This was supposed to be a ways-like app, but instead of traffic, you would get crowdsourced 00:03:24.900 --> 00:03:30.220 updates on public transit. So news about delays on your route would be pushed to your phone, but you'd also get 00:03:30.220 --> 00:03:35.500 notified about problems with escalators, unsanitary conditions, perhaps caused by pigeons, and 00:03:35.500 --> 00:03:38.860 even if there's entertainment en route, things that will be familiar to anyone who's 00:03:38.860 --> 00:03:44.860 ever visited New York City. It sounded like a great idea to fill in gaps that official information from the transit 00:03:44.860 --> 00:03:50.380 services themselves couldn't. Even Google Maps doesn't include information that comprehensive if you try to plan out a 00:03:50.380 --> 00:03:54.460 trip on mass transit. But then, of course, the pandemic hit. 00:03:54.460 --> 00:03:58.460 And with it, mass transit systems around the world either significantly reduced service 00:03:58.460 --> 00:04:03.940 or suspended it completely, making Pigeon a victim of colossally bad timing. 00:04:03.940 --> 00:04:07.140 Pigeon went the way of the dodo. Hahaha. 00:04:07.140 --> 00:04:13.220 That's a good one. In June 2020, but hopefully we'll see something like it again from Google in the future, considering 00:04:13.220 --> 00:04:18.380 how people are increasingly viewing Google Maps as a tell me everything about the route 00:04:18.380 --> 00:04:24.620 I'm on and where I'm going. Kind of service. But Google has killed off plenty of other interesting projects, so let us know what 00:04:24.620 --> 00:04:32.460 you'd like to hear about in the next installment of this series. Until then, here's hoping that Google Gadget you just bought has a long and happy life. 00:04:32.460 --> 00:04:38.260 That's it for this one, guys. Thanks for watching. Like if you liked it, dislike if you disliked it, check out our other videos, comment below 00:04:38.260 --> 00:04:41.780 with video suggestions, and don't forget to subscribe and follow. 00:04:41.780 --> 00:04:43.700 I'll be watching.