its an interesting point thats made. I do believe that google leaves things available/open to us, the users, because we can build useful thing from their ground work. This in turn might get people to spend more time online and therefore use their money making system even more.
so the more free stuff google puts out, the more users build on it and the more google ends up making. S-M-R-T
I also totally agree with the point that todays (well for the history of startups) get-in build a user base and get out really is no way of creating anything sustainable. things will need to change.
Great read
