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To me, there are two problems with what Google did here: * As long as they provide the service, it's difficult for any other competitors to get traction. Once
by microtherion 6y ago
To me, there are two problems with what Google did here:
* As long as they provide the service, it's difficult for any other competitors to get traction. Once upon a time, their Usenet archive was great, and gradually they eroded the search and the UI.
* As far as I know, they never offered their archive through NNTP or any open protocol. It seems to me that if they offered the archives now, a number of organizations might at least consider stepping up. Instead, they seem to operate as a data roach motel.