[OT] Managing Google Groups headaches

[Roy Smith]

In article <mailman.3495.1386033531.18130.python-list at python.org>,
 Michael Torrie <torriem at gmail.com> wrote:

> I wish Google hadn't bought a lot of things.  Seems like they bye up a
> lot of cool, nerd-centric apps and companies and then turned them into
> apps that do less and do it poorly, but in a slick way that appeals to
> the unwashed masses.  And add "social" to it.  Great for their bottom
> line, but horrible for those of us that actually use things as tools.

And this is surprising, why?