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.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.