On Aug. 28, 2015, I posted the second story, “In Europe, Google Fights Back“, in my crowdfunded series “What Does the Google Free Economy Cost You?” The analysis is not the one planned. The first two were meant to be scene-setters for deeper reporting to follow. But Google responded to the European Competition Commission’s state of objections issued about four months earlier. Breaking news took precedent.

What’s missing from the conversation is long-form interaction with mechanical engineer Tim Lewis, who responded on Google+ rather than comment directly to the story. I don’t want the exchange to be lost in the noise, so here it is for your convenient peruse. Rather than block quote long paragraphs, they are color-coded. How nerd is that?