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That's weasel word marketing. They know the majority of their users are going to think 'generally available' is exactly what it sounds like, not their made up
by groffee 4y ago
That's weasel word marketing.
They know the majority of their users are going to think 'generally available' is exactly what it sounds like, not their made up meaning.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weasel_word https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weasel_word
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- akerl_ 4y agoIf a restaurant near you says their new menu is generally available, do you turn up looking for a free meal without a reservation? The Google announcement is pretty direct about the plans the feature is included with, and how to enable it.
- DrewADesign 4y agoWhile the education plans aren't publicly available, apparently there is no minimum for Enterprise Plus accounts. Theoretically, an enterprising (unless nonplussed) individual could indeed get this feature at I think $30/mo.
- Idiot_in_Vain 4y agoBuy a school sounding domain, copy existing school web site -> get an education plan.
- dspillett 4y ago> That's weasel word marketing. Bit of both, maybe. Internally GA means released to at least some end users without caveats like "in beta". Marketing are just repeating that. Maybe they are being deliberately disingenuous, or maybe they are just parroting a phrase they don't understand.