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    Smart Companies know when to say goodbye

    Google made the right move here. Wave was revolutionary. And it had potential. But a failed product launch is failed product launch. Knowing when to pull a product and not to invest in the marketing and continuing development of it is the mark of a brilliantly mature company. I am sure we will all end up using elements of wave as time moves on, but as an independent product there are 2 dozens reasons why it didn't work.
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    biz-technologist, data lover who dotes on his family, plays with tech. Europhile, travel junkie, startup-addict, CTO @ Flextrip (Tours & Activities Tech); Founding CTO of Everbread (Travel Search Tech).

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