Can’t a corporation just enter the space whenever they want to? Can’t they start or even buy out larger instances? Even if Lemmy does take off, wouldn’t this inevitably happen anyway if the space gets popular enough?

  • @boonhet@lemm.ee
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    21 year ago

    consumer Gmail is basically a loss-leader for Google Workspaces, the money-making arm of Google Apps.

    Don’t quote me on this, because I might be wrong, but I believe consumer Gmail is also used to build their personalized ad model for you, so they can show you ads you’re more likely to click on?