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Google Developer Program gains new features, but you’ll have to pay for them
Google's recently launched Google Developer Program has gained new features — but you'll have to pay for them as part of a new premium plan.
Curiously, for customers in the European Economic Region, the U.K., and Switzerland, the Google Developer Program premium membership is “restricted to business or professional use,” according to the fine print. But I have to imagine that some devs will be disheartened to see new features gated behind a paid tier, given that Google gave no indication it planned to charge for future enhancements to the original program. In the company’s most recent fiscal quarter (Q3 2024), Google’s cloud business, which includes infrastructure as well as software subscriptions, grew 35% year-over-year to $11.35 billion.
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