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		0xDEF on Sept 26, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google Podcasts to shut down in 2024 Why did Google fail to turn "simple" apps like Google Podcasts and Google Reader into low maintenance apps? Google Podcasts is so simple it could even have been an open source reference app showcasing Flutter and some backend GCP services.

cmrdporcupine on Sept 26, 2023 [–]

Internal promo economy.

Same reason Reader got killed.

Nobody wants to work on that.

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