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by meatbag 6086 days ago
Some (cynical) possibilities:

1. To sell invites would be "unGOOGlich"; that is, it may hurt Google's perceived "do no evil"/not-just-in-it-for-the-money/faux altruism brand.

2. Scarcity marketing increases demand for an already sought-after item.