I guess the biggest takeaway here is caveat emptor. Google famously does not support their services, and wields so much power that you are pretty much SoL on th

I guess the biggest takeaway here is caveat emptor. Google famously does not support their services, and wields so much power that you are pretty much SoL on this one. I have sympathy for your situation - but next time, remember this and consider whether supporting their platforms is a good business choice. I don't believe a provider of a free API should be contractually or morally obliged to maintain it into perpetuity.