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Trying to add more than 5 family members to Google family

by duncan_bayne on 10/17/20, 12:02 AM with 5 comments

  • by dudus on 10/17/20, 1:05 AM

    The 5 isn't arbitrary. It's a number engineered to limit the shareability of subscriptions and purchases to increase revenue and reduce abuse.

    That's probably another good reason why a company like google should be broken up. Nobody cares that spotify limits your family at 5 people, that's just your music. But not being able to include everyone in a google family will become a problem as more and more features become gated by that.

  • by jelliclesfarm on 10/17/20, 12:45 AM

    that's hilarious! 'alienating the middle east'. is this real?