>not that long ago, old-guard public utility companies [had reams of money] Back then the phone service was rather expensive as compared to present day - espec

>not that long ago, old-guard public utility companies [had reams of money] Back then the phone service was rather expensive as compared to present day - especially long distance calls. Til very recent Google was free for most users; currently its taking a sizeable cut from Android app sales and Youtube donations & subscriptions. Not sure how that'll develop into the future.