Google, Amid Season of Changes, Trimming Product Offerings

04.09.2011
Google is trimming its offerings, following a season of big changes for the Internet search leader.

The company over the next few months will shut down a number of products and merge others into existing products as features.

The moves follow changes in leadership, a push into social networking and the announcement of plans for a major acquisition.

Specifically:

--In April, Larry Page succeeded Eric Schmidt as CEO and started making changes right away, including of every employee's bonus to Google's success in social.

--Then in June the company launched as a Facebook rival.