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Re:Why should anyone ever use a Google API again? by frisco on Friday May 27, 2011 @02:31PM (#2592541) 

  It's also a little hard to believe that it was
  a "financial burden" for one of the richest
  corporations in the world.
I think you underestimate the computational resources required here.
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Re:Why should anyone ever use a Google API again? by GoodIntentions on Friday May 27, 2011 @04:47PM (#2593006)
They have something like 37 Billion dollars in retained earning and don't pay a dividend. They didn't get that mountain of cash by losing money on things.

Assure yourself, if you are using a free google-anything, somehow or other, it adds to their income.

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