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sockgrant on April 18, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Google Decides to Monetize Maps

There are so many APIs that they've flipped pricing on or flat out cancelled I'm surprised anyone still uses them for absolutely any APIs.

Seriously.

I can't say this strongly enough:

Google APIs and platforms are for building toy weekend projects. DO NOT use them for your business.

screye on April 18, 2019 [–]

I see this as their biggest hurdle when trying to sell GCP.

When Amazon and MSFT have decent products and massive reliability, why even try switching to unreliable Google, irrespective of their technical superiority.

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