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google wouldn't just shut off services for a big customer like that...

• lolinder 3y ago
  If someone completely stops paying the bills, it doesn't really matter how high of a roller they are, you can't keep serving them indefinitely.
• dehrmann 3y ago
  A medium-sized customer making a point of not paying the bills to negotiate hard? If they come back, I'd put them on a pre-paid plan.
• wnevets 3y ago
  Don't you have to pay your bill to be considered a customer?
  • playingalong 3y ago
    No.
  • manquer 3y ago
    Legally no, you are a customer if you have a contract . same way we are a tenant( and have rights) even if you don’t pay rent. Disputes are resolved via arbitration and courts , no payment does not give GCP ( or any vendor) unilateral right to terminate (the contract however possibly might ) . Usually vendor has to give notice of termination and there would be a time window before termination can occur . Unpaid dues are like unpaid mortgage there are many steps before the vendor can get a court to force the party to make payment or seize assets in lieu
• lmeyerov 3y ago
  Yep, less about fully shutting off and more about negotiation. This can be Musk doing a direct cut on some of their biggest web traffic to show that they can optimize it down. Or same, but internally, telling internal engineers they only have so much budget.