Google deletes artist’s blog, a decade of his work

Re:Google deletes artist’s blog, a decade of his work by Arnt on Friday July 15, 2016 @11:12AM (#12101545)

I'll elaborate a little.

The impression I have formed is that gmail will have whatever features google's gmail-for-businesses product needs. If a considerable percentage of customers (ie. the ones who pay per month and user) use a particular feature, then that feature stays and is maintained.

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Re:Google deletes artist’s blog, a decade of his work by daveloyall on Friday July 15, 2016 @12:18PM (#12102050)

Does not the ol' Don't-Be-Evil corporation owe it to society to maintain features that support the common good?

I know from my experience in hwops that plenty of people on the corp domain DO believe that they are working towards a better world--and that making more money will only accelerate progress towards that goal.

The question is: are they wrong? Has Google lost its way?

Let's look not just at this IMAP issue but also at the OP as we ponder that.

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Re:Google deletes artist’s blog, a decade of his work by aleh on Friday July 15, 2016 @12:57PM (#12102331)

XMPP is even better example than IMAP.

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Re:Google deletes artist’s blog, a decade of his work by Arnt on Friday July 15, 2016 @04:34PM (#12103654)

Rumour had it that they tore down the federation due to an unmanageable spam wave. Something about friend requests from spam puppets. I've never heard details. Has anyone else here?

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