Exactly; I don't think many folks deny Google has had a bit of an issue with shutting down widely used products after they stagnate, but this was none of the above. It was a beta that had "10,000+" installs according to Play Store, which I am guessing that places the active users a fair bit lower.

Products like Blog Compass are not new. Google has probably had hundreds of these smaller, more experimental products that got canned after a while, like Sidewiki (remember that?) but until relatively recently it's never been used as a sign that Google is unreliable; in hindsight most of them made sense. If I had to guess, I think the continued soreness from a few big ones like G+ and Reader have just left many jaded.

I mean I was bitten by the G+ shutdown, but honestly, looking for things to complain about is really worse than just beating a dead horse. In other words, you may as well just complain about the one that really frustrates you, since I doubt anyone here actually used Blog Compass.

Disclosure, I am a Googler, had no idea what Blog Compass was until today.