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I don't think it's arbitrary; Google Apps is an enterprisey product, where stability is prioritized over new features. Regular people who want to use their own domains are an exception, and certainly not the market they are going after.

I say this as someone who has used Apps in the past, but I've given up on it since.

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I have a difficult time believing that stability is the main reason for the lack of integration. Admins have the ability enable/disable certain features. Throw a beta flag in front of the feature and say it's not supported.

I fail to see how enabling a different billing plan for a music streaming service they already offer to Apps customers has anything to do with "stability" of the core products that enterprise users rely on.

The codebase of the billing system might very well be separate and require updating.

Generally speaking, when you start your statement with the admission that you're ignorant of the thing you are about to slam, it's a signal that you may not be making a great case.

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