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Any reason(s) not to join one?
For example, their products, subsidiaries, and investments might get higher "organic" rankings ahead of other organic results. They have every right to do so and one can only assume that it's in their best interest.
So this begs the question, is there a need in the market for the next search-only Google?
We were told via email: "REASON FOR REMOVAL: Alleged trademark infringement."
I thought it was odd that we were not given the opportunity to represent ourselves prior to the app being taken down.
This happen to anyone else?
For me, it is "Why not me (us)?". Meaning, if other people can make something out of nothing, have fun doing it, and be successful along the way, then "Why not me?"