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pyre on May 23, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: The only way to get hold of a human at Google

Gmail isn't free. We are paying for it with our eyeballs. Gmail would only be 'free' in the way that you imply if Google was getting nothing in return. Just because money isn't changing hands doesn't mean it's free.

statictype on May 24, 2012 | [–]

So you've redefined the word free to make it meaningless.

Giving a way food to homeless people? You're getting the satisfaction of having done something good in return! That wasn't a free meal!

capo on May 23, 2012 | [–]

which means pennies for every hundred user, the support is good enough for ~free.

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