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Apparently their 5-year cloud contract failed to renew today

So, there may be a much simpler explanation for why their new rate limits on regular users to can-barely-scroll levels, and how that has all sorts of unintended consequences they weren't ready for

>>lmeyer+(OP)
google wouldn't just shut off services for a big customer like that...

>>ikrenj+Td
If someone completely stops paying the bills, it doesn't really matter how high of a roller they are, you can't keep serving them indefinitely.

>>ikrenj+Td
A medium-sized customer making a point of not paying the bills to negotiate hard? If they come back, I'd put them on a pre-paid plan.

>>ikrenj+Td
Don't you have to pay your bill to be considered a customer?

>>wnevet+jt
No.

>>wnevet+jt
Legally no, you are a customer if you have a contract .

same way we are a tenant( and have rights) even if you don’t pay rent.

Disputes are resolved via arbitration and courts , no payment does not give GCP ( or any vendor) unilateral right to terminate (the contract however possibly might ) .

Usually vendor has to give notice of termination and there would be a time window before termination can occur .

Unpaid dues are like unpaid mortgage there are many steps before the vendor can get a court to force the party to make payment or seize assets in lieu

>>ikrenj+Td
Yep, less about fully shutting off and more about negotiation. This can be Musk doing a direct cut on some of their biggest web traffic to show that they can optimize it down. Or same, but internally, telling internal engineers they only have so much budget.