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Google Promises Unlimited Cloud Storage; Then Cancels Plan; Then Tells Journalist His Life’s Work Will Be Deleted Without Enough Time To Transfer The Data (www.techdirt.com)
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[–] AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

But again why would Google care? They lobby like everyone else, and half the politicians don't understand what cloud storage is. If no laws tell them they have to do something they won't unless it benefits them.

[–] xkforce@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Google cares whether people pay for and use their services. And if enough people view their products as unreliable beta software, they're going to be less willing to use them. Especially if they have anything of importance on Google's hardware.