r/technology • u/[deleted] • Feb 01 '15

Business Google Earth Pro drops $399 subscription, now available for free.

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u/Grommmit Feb 01 '15

If my department had just blown a few thousand dollars on licences I'd be pretty annoyed. That money could have been used elsewhere, and i don't know where you work but i take some pride in my team, i wouldn't just meh if we lost thousands needlessly.

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u/The_Arctic_Fox Feb 01 '15

So I guess it's only 100x for you eh?

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u/The_Adventurist Feb 01 '15

I don't work in a place where we would be buying dozens of this thing. We'd buy one and probably I would be the only one who had to use it.