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Right. And this same argument means you should not rely on, for example, gmail, for your email. This is good advice for people in general, although perhaps not
by ellyagg 15y ago
Right. And this same argument means you should not rely on, for example, gmail, for your email. This is good advice for people in general, although perhaps not something google wants to hear, as they generally market themselves as someone you can trust. Obviously, google will let you down in exactly the same way that, say, apple or microsoft or facebook will. The pain for some people might be greater in this case, simply because the expectations were higher. I often wonder if they regret adopting that "don't be evil" motto.
- fragsworth 15y agoNo, the argument was that you shouldn't build a for-profit business that relies entirely on a good-will free API. Even if you have a business with all of your employees on free gmail, you hardly rely on gmail, because you can probably switch to some other email system without going out of business. Additionally, gmail is not even really a "good-will free" API. Advertisements more than make up for the costs.