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That's not how contracts work. If you buy a vase on ebay for $1 because you think it looks nice, and the current owner agrees to that sale, it's yours. Suppose
by zAy0LfpBZLC8mAC 9y ago
That's not how contracts work. If you buy a vase on ebay for $1 because you think it looks nice, and the current owner agrees to that sale, it's yours. Suppose they then find out it's worth a million. The seller cannot unilaterally reverse the contract and "give you your money back". The vase is yours, they owe you the vase, and you owe them a dollar, that's it. If they wanted to own the vase, they would have to make a contract with its owner (that is, you) under terms that the owner is willing to agree to to transfer ownership.
- pfarnsworth 9y agoAnother terrible analogy. They are providing a service. Not giving something away that has monetary value. A 16 MB email service is nowhere near considered valuable when Gmail offers gigabytes.
- zAy0LfpBZLC8mAC 9y agoOh, so you can get gmail without surveillance and without advertisements without paying for it? Would you mind pointing me to the offer?