[believ3]

> Exceptions to this policy:

> Your Google Account contains a gift card with a monetary balance.

So, all I need to do to keep a Google Account active indefinitely is just link an unspent $10 gift card to the account? Sweet!

[drewda]

This could be an effect of California law that doesn't allow businesses to expire gift certificates. They have to honor it as long as they're still in business.

[hackernewds]

Why would you do that though? You can always open new accounts for free, than "pay" $10 for one..

[waithuh]

The whole ruse is because people store so much data with Google and dont want to bother with backing it up/cant back it up easily (i dont know, i never used G that much)

Plus, email is your everything now. Its your login, its your invoice book.