Google Ends Page Speed Service

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Post by robk » Wed, May 06, 2015, 4:25 PM UTC

Google Ends Page Speed Service
developers.google.com

Re: Google Ends Page Speed Service

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Post by michaelbuckbee » Wed, May 06, 2015, 4:31 PM UTC

Point of clarification - this isn't the Page Speed testing, but their "optimizing proxy" that you'd route your site through (like Cloudflare).

Re: Google Ends Page Speed Service

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Post by chambo622 » Wed, May 06, 2015, 4:35 PM UTC

michaelbuckbee wrote: post #2

Point of clarification - this isn't the Page Speed testing, but their "optimizing proxy" that you'd route your site through (like Cloudflare).

Thanks for the clarification. I didn't even realize they offered this - CloudFlare really seems to dominate the narrative in this area.

Re: Google Ends Page Speed Service

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Post by daok » Wed, May 06, 2015, 4:42 PM UTC

One more product that Google retires. I like Gmail, Google, etc but the way Google deprecate their product start to concern me.

Re: Google Ends Page Speed Service

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Post by skj » Wed, May 06, 2015, 4:44 PM UTC

daok wrote: post #4

One more product that Google retires. I like Gmail, Google, etc but the way Google deprecate their product start to concern me.

Might have something to do with another comment in this thread...

> I didn't even realize they offered this - CloudFlare really seems to dominate the narrative in this area.

Is this something you used? Does its turndown affect you? anyone?

Re: Google Ends Page Speed Service

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Post by 91bananas » Wed, May 06, 2015, 4:45 PM UTC

daok wrote: post #4

One more product that Google retires. I like Gmail, Google, etc but the way Google deprecate their product start to concern me.

Gmail and "Google" aren't going anywhere.

Re: Google Ends Page Speed Service

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Post by Kiro » Wed, May 06, 2015, 4:48 PM UTC

daok wrote: post #4

One more product that Google retires. I like Gmail, Google, etc but the way Google deprecate their product start to concern me.

Honest question: besides Google Reader, what has Google terminated that people actually used?

Re: Google Ends Page Speed Service

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Post by seanp2k2 » Wed, May 06, 2015, 4:54 PM UTC

91bananas wrote: post #6

daok wrote: post #4

One more product that Google retires. I like Gmail, Google, etc but the way Google deprecate their product start to concern me.

Gmail and "Google" aren't going anywhere.

No, but any company doing something interesting which they acquire can expect to have their product discontinued in a couple of years max.

Re: Google Ends Page Speed Service

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Post by missblit » Wed, May 06, 2015, 4:55 PM UTC

Kiro wrote: post #7

daok wrote: post #4

One more product that Google retires. I like Gmail, Google, etc but the way Google deprecate their product start to concern me.

Honest question: besides Google Reader, what has Google terminated that people actually used?

Google Code Search

RIP :-(

Re: Google Ends Page Speed Service

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Post by malchow » Wed, May 06, 2015, 4:57 PM UTC

I was one of the first users of this product, and worked with Rahul Bainsal and others quite a bit on it. It was a very powerful product diligently worked upon by a talented team. One can only hope they'll get something juicy to work on now!

Despite the deprecation, the PSS team is very much worthy of a salute.