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I think Google just made job of some sales manager at AWS Rekognition way easier.

You may be confusing the Google Cloud Vision API with the Google Cloud Prediction API.

I know they are different, but Google needs to realize their approach to consumer products does not transfers well to cloud computing.

From the FAQ:

Q: Why is Google Cloud Platform no longer supporting Cloud Prediction API?

A: As we've expanded our Cloud Machine Learning services, many of the use-cases supported by Cloud Prediction API can be better served by Cloud Machine Learning Engine.

Doesn't matter. To general masses it just looks (and well you will have to change code) like they shut down another thing after short time people relied on. Bad move Google. Just stop offering it and keep in running in quiet for people who have it next time.

The general masses neither know nor care about this API. "Business" folks will see they have a year to transition to an improved version of the product.

Man, there are some enterprises still running mission-critical stuff on Windows XP. The idea that a year to transition something is a long time window for enterprises is absurd.

... and that they will need to allocate a budget to this migration project, and make sure it is delivered successfully. If they do not understand the benefits, "business" folks will just see it as an annoyance.

Business folks: So instead of new features we have sold to customers we have to spend X weeks on this feature which was working perfectly fine?

Since nobody here has yet admitted to using this API, these business folks are rather hypothetical so far.

(I expect some exist, but we haven't heard from them yet.)

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