I actually had some payment troubles with Linode a few months back; I had cancelled one of my bank accounts and forgot the CC there was tied to Linode, and beca

I actually had some payment troubles with Linode a few months back; I had cancelled one of my bank accounts and forgot the CC there was tied to Linode, and because credit cards are not very common where I live and it can take a bit to request one so I couldn't "just" pay. Oops! 100% a mistake on my part of course; I emailed Linode, explained the above, and they said "sure, is 3 weeks time enough to sort it out? I've delayed any action on your account until such-and-such date but let us know if you need more time". I've been a Linode customer for several years, paying about $100/month. Just a guy running some small things, hardly a big customer. If Linode can do it, then surely Google can. Yes, you will probably have the occasional non-payment, but is kicking your people off your platform for a simple administrative mistake/mixup that much better? Accepting the occasional non-payment is better than kicking off people at the drop of a hat. I've since paid several more $100/month to Linode and everyone won in this situation: Linode because they kept a customer who will keep paying, and me because I could get my stuff sorted without having to worry about having my services cancelled. Google's policy is simply short-sighted on every level, and harms Google's business interests too. The reason they can do things like this is because they have money to spare. Every business that's not swimming in cash like Scrooge McDuck treats their customers like this; the "big tech" company are the exceptions.