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I have a sinking feeling this applies to most Google services...

• genocidicbunny 3y ago
  It's not quite Google-specific, but many of Google's free services do tick a lot of the checkboxes. Gmail is at least 15.
• alex7734 3y ago
  > They have a history of killing projects Yeah that's Google alright
• EdwardDiego 3y ago
  You can pay them at least.
  • themodelplumber 3y ago
    Yeah I mean I even get invoice emails from them which is kind of amusingly reassuring.
  • Pxtl 3y ago
    Yup I paid them for my domain OH WAIT
    • somsak2 3y ago
      Right, which they didn't cancel, they sold and assured that your domains didn't just disappear.
      • fanf2 3y ago
        Because DNS registrars have a binding contract with ICANN regarding things like going out of business.
• mdwalters 3y ago
  I think the checklist is based on Rachel's experince with companies
• deadmutex 3y ago
  or Apple: > My account has a unique identifier which is referenced by others (e-mail addresses, phone numbers, URLs, ...) > I have a nontrivial investment in hardware or software which only works with this provider and will not interoperate with competitors etc.