Maxklein, your comments consistently give me the impression that you live to belittle the achievements of others. Is that really the impression you intend to convey? You seem like a smart guy, but this stuff is painfully unpleasant to read. (You're not the only one, by any means. And yes, I would raise this concern in person.)

As for Remail/Google: what firsthand knowledge about this transaction do you have?

Also, I don't understand why he emails companies asking for discounts on web apps when he's bringing in 20k/month in revenue.

To both questions: I am the Ebenezer Scrooge of hacker news.

I can predict startup failure with 99% accuracy, too! :)