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Google kills two-year “Pixel Pass” subscription after just 22 months (arstechnica.com)
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Google kills two-year “Pixel Pass” subscription after just 22 months::Two years on a Pixel Pass was supposed to get you a new phone.

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[–] narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee 50 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

This probably isn't a big deal, but this ~is~ (and the fact that Google is an ad company) is the reason why I wouldn't rely on any Google service or product that I couldn't easily replace in a matter of minutes.

[–] appel@lemmy.ml 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's this kind of knee jerk on Google's part that might save them a few bucks in the short term (presumably incentiviced with bonuses for the managers) but causes long time reputational damage over time.

I don't understand how seemingly no one up the chain considers this before pulling the plug so quickly.

Don't fuck with user trust. When you lose it it's pretty hard to get back.

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