I didn't mean to suggest you guys did the wrong thing -- it was just a joke. However Google is known for shutting down services whenever they feel like it and I

I didn't mean to suggest you guys did the wrong thing -- it was just a joke. However Google is known for shutting down services whenever they feel like it and I think that you can see from some of the other comments in this thread that traditionally people expect things to be supported for much longer if they're going to build on top of it for something serious.