Nothing says "We have a good and useful product that people love and are clamoring for" like using mafia-style shakedowns to extort schools into using your product, amirite?
Breaking: Google will turn off web search for schools that ban A.I. for kids.
www.nytimes.com/2026/11/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/11/03/u...
Google Will Turn Off Search for Schools That Reject A.I. (Gift Article)
Google is making it easier to restrict its A.I. tools for students. But schools that block A.I. entirely will lose student access to Google’s search engine.
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Nothing says "We have a good and useful product that people love and are clamoring for" like using mafia-style shakedowns to extort schools into using your product, amirite?
Extortion is definitely the sign of a company confident in its product
Google is now threatening America's schools, saying they will turn off their core search functions if schools choose to entirely block AI.
www.nytimes.com/2026/11/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/11/03/u...
Google Will Turn Off Search for Schools That Reject A.I. (Gift Article)
Google is making it easier to restrict its A.I. tools for students. But schools that block A.I. entirely will lose student access to Google’s search engine.
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Extortion is definitely the sign of a company confident in its product
Low supply can be the product objective resource constraints
November 3, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Low supply can be the product objective resource constraints
Concept and then the finished product ^^
November 2, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Concept and then the finished product ^^
If you don't use our shitty product, we're gonna disallow use of our other shitty product.
Bold move.
Bold move.
November 3, 2026 at 3:27 PM
If you don't use our shitty product, we're gonna disallow use of our other shitty product.
Bold move.
Bold move.
November 2, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Spotify sucks as a product and pays artists basically nothing—you owe it to yourself to ditch it
November 3, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Spotify sucks as a product and pays artists basically nothing—you owe it to yourself to ditch it
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November 3, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Gary, "use a different product" is literally my position so we are in agreement, thus your smarm is wasted on me.
Schools have the ability to turn off the AI features of what they essentially get for free if they choose to sever students from modernity. Instead they reject product upgrades and are arrogant enough to think they are software developers. Use a different product if you’re unhappy with The Google.
November 3, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Gary, "use a different product" is literally my position so we are in agreement, thus your smarm is wasted on me.
“The product is part of Spotify’s broader push to extract more revenue from its subscribers.” 💀
November 1, 2026 at 11:25 PM
“The product is part of Spotify’s broader push to extract more revenue from its subscribers.” 💀
If a company endeavors to force customers to use a specific product, you can pretty much bet that a.) the product is shitty, b.) the product is harmful and c.) they will lose their shirts if they don't recoup their investment and are desperate.
Breaking: Google will turn off web search for schools that ban A.I. for kids.
www.nytimes.com/2026/11/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/11/03/u...
Google Will Turn Off Search for Schools That Reject A.I. (Gift Article)
Google is making it easier to restrict its A.I. tools for students. But schools that block A.I. entirely will lose student access to Google’s search engine.
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2026 at 2:59 PM
If a company endeavors to force customers to use a specific product, you can pretty much bet that a.) the product is shitty, b.) the product is harmful and c.) they will lose their shirts if they don't recoup their investment and are desperate.
“capri sun” is such an insane name for that product
October 31, 2026 at 3:25 AM
“capri sun” is such an insane name for that product
November 3, 2026 at 5:11 PM
October 31, 2026 at 9:10 PM
November 3, 2026 at 1:22 PM
It's amazing how Google has reduced their most successful and profitable product to a mere bargaining chip to force adoption of a new product they haven't even figured out how to make any money from people using
Google to schools: Embrace AI for kids, or lose access to Google Search www.nytimes.com/2026/11/03/u...
November 3, 2026 at 4:27 PM
It's amazing how Google has reduced their most successful and profitable product to a mere bargaining chip to force adoption of a new product they haven't even figured out how to make any money from people using
Code is not the product, code is the means to the product. Excessive code is inefficient liability
October 31, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Code is not the product, code is the means to the product. Excessive code is inefficient liability
Mel has bought a product.
Neither of us understand it.
Neither of us understand it.
November 2, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Mel has bought a product.
Neither of us understand it.
Neither of us understand it.
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Not a sign of confidence on your own product if we’re being honest
“The company’s new strategy underscores Google’s powerful role in American education. If school leaders want continued student access to search within the company’s ecosystem, they will be forced to embrace Google’s A.I.”
Google Will Turn Off Search for Schools That Reject A.I.
Google is making it easier to restrict its A.I. tools for students. But schools that block A.I. entirely will lose student access to Google’s search engine.
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Not a sign of confidence on your own product if we’re being honest