For those old enough to have heard stories about party line telephone usage, this appears to be the modern version. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_line_(t

For those old enough to have heard stories about party line telephone usage, this appears to be the modern version. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_line_(telephony) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_line_(telephony) As someone mentioned, the money is in localizing many of the cloud services.. Or the modern version of shrink-wrap software, which removes the whole "you're the product" profit motive. For the casual observer, the ongoing drama of merging your wallet, personal diary, communications, plus other activities and oozing metadata 24/7 is just too tempting for strangers. All of that money for nothing is high stakes nowadays. Caveat emptor...