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Re:Google Photos will lock some new features behind a paywall by gamblor956 on Saturday November 07, 2020 @12:48PM (#25016761)
Paying Google doesn't mean that the service will survive, or that Google will not harvest your user data. See, e.g., Google Music, Nest, etc.

It just means that you're paying Google for a service you could easily have gotten for free.

Given Google's history of killing products, especially on the consumer side, why would you ever pay Google for a consumer-focused product?

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Re:Google Photos will lock some new features behind a paywall by throwawgler87 on Saturday November 07, 2020 @01:17PM (#25017056)
I will pay for it because it's a really good product and I want to have it. I agree that the fee doesn't guarantee Google will always keep the product around, but it certainly seems to signal some investment in Google Photos.
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