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by WarmWash 108 days ago
Anyone can buy the tokens via the API and do whatever they want with them.

Its not evil of Google to say "Here is an allotment of steeply discounted tokens, but you can only use them with our services."

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It is evil to block your email and hold your photos hostage over it though :)
They only blocked access to Antigravity and GeminiCLI for the offense.
Didn’t they only block Antigravity though, leaving other services available?
I’m amazed at how many people think this happened, despite it not being true.
That didn't happen though.
I would question the judgment of anyone who thought they would maintain "don't be evil" beyond IPO.
Your argument is basically : human being will always choose money over ethics.

Could be true, but a somewhat depressing worldview.