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It's possible I'm mistaken, but all the examples of 'abandonment' you've listed are free. Here, you're paying. It's a business. You've got the same guarantee a

by Elessar 13y ago

It's possible I'm mistaken, but all the examples of 'abandonment' you've listed are free. Here, you're paying. It's a business. You've got the same guarantee as you've got with Dropbox.

rstupek 13y ago
Google Checkout was abandoned and wasn't free
- Groxx 13y ago
  And replaced with Google Wallet which is, at least as a user, the exact same thing or better and exists on more platforms. That one isn't really a surprise.
  - rstupek 13y ago
    No, Wallet isn't the same thing. Checkout was a merchant solution (not a user solution) which wallet doesn't fill.
gwern 13y ago
FWIW, I didn't find monetization to have any clear benefit in my analysis: http://www.gwern.net/Google%20shutdowns http://www.gwern.net/Google%20shutdowns