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I am wondering if it is really legal for Google to even ask any money from 3rd party developers to use GMAIL (what should be) open standards like SMTP and IMAP.

I guess I am so naive...

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It might be immoral, but if you're trying to make money using their service I can't see there being a legal reason to prevent them doing this. I meant, they (Google) need the money right? Companies like this seem to get to the point where they feel justified in charging for every little thing that wouldn't kill them to give for free.

If you're in the EU:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antitrust_cases_against_Goog...

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