They don't abandon their money makers. That's the thing people don't get about the Google graveyard meme, they only cut things that obviously aren't working to make them more money.
Half of the things they build don't even have a chance to make money. But then people end up depending on their products and they they shut it down or sell it.
Half of the things they build don't even have a chance to make money. But then people end up depending on their products and they they shut it down or sell it.