Comment by mcherm
7 months ago
> for no real reason other than to further tighten control they have of the supposedly "open" platform
I think you're overlooking the obvious motivation of "maintain a lock on a substantial profit stream".
7 months ago
> for no real reason other than to further tighten control they have of the supposedly "open" platform
I think you're overlooking the obvious motivation of "maintain a lock on a substantial profit stream".
You mean google drive subscriptions? Are such revenues even "substantial"? AFAIK google makes the overwhelming majority of its revenue from ads.