jaimonee t1_jd2tfjf wrote on March 21, 2023 at 1:08 PM

Reply to ELI5: Why does Google offer all these free services like Google Docs, Sheets, Drive, Sites, Forms, etc. without any ads on them? How does Google benefit from this and why do they invest so much in creating and maintaining them? by Elena_Edie

Just wanted to add one more layer, and this literally happened to me yesterday. Last yearI signed up for a pro account to get the extra storage. It's relatively inexpensive, maybe $3 a month for 100GB. I decided not to renew yesterday but had 75gb of storage used. When the pro expired I was locked out of all Google suite services, including Gmail, until I got my storage under 15GB. Seeing I needed to send emails out and get work done, I was handcuffed into renewing the pro version. I am now dependent on it, so I gotta pay them.

jaimonee t1_j9x62v9 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 4:59 AM

Reply to comment by McMacHack in TIL Poltergeist, which came out in 1982, was rated PG. This is despite not just the movie fitting perfectly into the horror genre, but also many adult themes including the smoking of marijuana and a deep dive into the occult. by duganaok

But how can you light that cigarette without sending your 7 year old to pick up another pack of camel lights at the variety store and telling them they can spend the change on Spider-Man comics??