Is there some sort of guarantee that Google won't just start killing features (including this) if its not a hit? Lot's of people here have been burned. Also: t

Is there some sort of guarantee that Google won't just start killing features (including this) if its not a hit? Lot's of people here have been burned. Also: there's no mention of conflict resolution which will be a lot more prevalent with the long disconnects, what are the available options for handling it?