Yes, it won't happen.

But suppose, for whatever reason, they decided gmail was not economical and was not bringing in enough money.

Do you think they are obligated to keep it around because our lives are on there?

What is their obligation, morally, and what is just a "nice" thing to do?

> Do you think they are obligated to keep it around because our lives are on there?

> What is their obligation, morally, and what is just a "nice" thing to do?

I'd say their moral obligation, in a practical sense, is to let people extract their email from gmail before it's taken down. As of the discontinuing of Google Reader, that seems to be something they understand.