Google Fiber will be sold to private equity firm and merge with cable company

wtallis

Well, shit. Google Fiber has been the least-bad residential ISP I've dealt with. They put the fear of Competition in all the other ISPs in town, giving us an immediate free speed boost years before Google Fiber actually made it to our neighborhood. But more than most Google projects, it's always been clear that they could at any time get bored with it and give up.

alanwreath

Ah the Google graveyard thrives.

kylecazar

I remember when it was released and I wished I was in Kansas. I'm smack in the middle of debating Google Fi, this probably won't impact my decision, but I wonder if it will suffer a similar fate.

htrp

this will age poorly... and Google will launch a new fiber Network offering in 5 years

vivzkestrel

any ideas why they are selling this?

tomasphan

At this point purchasing Google services/products is a real risk for business continuity.

nodesocket

Well shoot. I have Google Fiber 1 gig, and generally been happy. Hopefully service uptime and price does not change.