Never trust a corporation to do a library’s job
I can't really disagree with the basic point. Expecting a for-profit organization--even if they're Google--to reliably over a long period of time provide an archiving service that's mostly a money [EDIT] leak isn't a realistic hope. The fact that it's embroiled Google in a number of ongoing legal disputes doesn't make it any easier.<p>On the other hand, it's not as if anyone (other than the Internet Archive of course) has exactly been stepping up to the plate. There's also the question of what a library is for these purposes and what do they have the right to do with respect to archiving copyrighted digital text and media.