It's totally fair game to discuss what is in official promotional material from months ago in a diacussion thread about the game.
It's also fair to try to avoid spoilers about the game, but if you are so spoiler averse that you don't even want to know what was in the games advertisements, you should avoid all discussion threads about the game.
But the rich are the ones buying a lot of the art! Who will pay the artists if you eat the people with the money?
Has the hacker group given any proof that they actually have anything? All of the articles I've read only say the hackers have claimed to have 80GB of data.
Thank you for linking the text. For anyone wondering, here is Ch. 2, Article 11 regarding portable battery replacement:
Article 11 Removability and replaceability of portable batteries
- Portable batteries incorporated in appliances shall be readily removable and replaceable by the end-user or by independent operators during the lifetime of the appliance, if the batteries have a shorter lifetime than the appliance, or at the latest at the end of the lifetime of the appliance. A battery is readily replaceable where, after its removal from an appliance, it can be substituted by a similar battery, without affecting the functioning or the performance of that appliance.
- The obligations set out in paragraph 1 shall not apply where (a) continuity of power supply is necessary and a permanent connection between the appliance and the portable battery is required for safety, performance, medical or data integrity reasons; or (b) the functioning of the battery is only possible when the battery is integrated into the structure of the appliance.
- The Commission shall adopt guidance to facilitate harmonised application of the derogations set out in paragraph 2
That's definitely an ideal benefit of decentralization, but as the OP correctly pointed out, the reality often works out differently than the ideal.
But what percentage of their userbase wants to use them for domains. I'm sure it was profitable, but I doubt they were making as much on that as they could elsewhere. A service making them $50 million a year might not be enough for them to decide to continue with it when they are regularly dealing with products that make hundreds of millions or even billions from. It might just not be worth the effort.
they took what was almost certainly a profitable service and abandoned it
They oftentimes make a decision like this when their internal math tells them that the resources they put into domains could make them more money if they were put in another product. If you consider the opportunity cost, it could make sense to Google to make a change like this.
From our perspective, it's crazy, but it's easy to forget the huge scale of the money they are dealing with.
services like Gmail and Maps which can't be profitable
They aren't profitable, neither is Photos, but they are considered essential applications that keep users bought into the google ecosystem and are necessary for android to remain competitive.
You are absolutely right with your description. One thing to note since OP was looking for the distinction: most mods are power users. It's usually the most active and enthusiastic users who have the desire to become a moderator.
Probably my greatest fear is my mind going and shutting down like that. I wish him the best and hope he gets the support needed.