"Recursive no;" implications?

[Barry Margolin]

In article <mailman.2123.1390404491.20661.bind-users at lists.isc.org>,
 Phil Mayers <p.mayers at imperial.ac.uk> wrote:

> Alan Clegg <alan at clegg.com> wrote:
> >
> >In addition to being rate-limited, blocking, etc., I'm sure the Google
> >servers are instrumented as data collection devices and are providing
> >data back to someone regarding what DNS is actually doing and being
> >used for.
> >
> >Why else would they do it?   8-)
> >
> >AlanC
> 
> Google have argued that good, fast and reliable dns is a needed service. I 
> know from experience that, sadly, many isps under provision their recursive 
> resolvers and most people can't run their own (the "resolvers" in most CPE 
> being a bad joke). So a 3rd party is a logical solution.
> 
> I'm sure the data mining is an added benefit however...

Similar to why they're building their own fiber networks. If they make 
the infrastructure better, they expect to get more usage of their 
value-added services.

-- 
Barry Margolin
Arlington, MA