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There isn't. Apparently some HNers don't understand how to reason about economics.


It's conversational English. Consider applying the Principle of Charity. He meant "Google would need to pay me to use the service in order for me to switch.". This doesn't even explicitly mean that. It just means "I don't find this offering compelling.".

See, we could have avoided this whole thread by applying the Peter Principle in conversation.




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