Yes, our masters once again embarrass us unworthy peons with their endless grace, generosity and forebearance. How lucky we are to entrust our data and our lives to them!

Anyone can buy the tokens via the API and do whatever they want with them.

Its not evil of Google to say "Here is an allotment of steeply discounted tokens, but you can only use them with our services."

It is evil to block your email and hold your photos hostage over it though :)

That didn't happen though.

They only blocked access to Antigravity and GeminiCLI for the offense.

Didn’t they only block Antigravity though, leaving other services available?

I would question the judgment of anyone who thought they would maintain "don't be evil" beyond IPO.

Your argument is basically : human being will always choose money over ethics.

Could be true, but a somewhat depressing worldview.

https://youtu.be/ntICHMV-WMA?t=40

"Google Shuts Down Gmail For Two Hours To Show Its Immense Power"