Google’s directory assistance service always seemed a bit odd, like it didn’t quite fit in the pantheon of web based service. I mean, it was all about the phone! The phone? The phone! Anyway, now it’s going to die. Blinks out Friday. Weirdly, Google won’t say why they’re taking it down.
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