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Hopefully by the time it's implemented, Google will offer an option to put the external download front and center, instead of on the sidebar. I just don't understand why they don't let you set up Google Drive and then upload transparently downloadable files linked the same way as before. It seems like change just to make Code into a lower traffic "for developers only" area, when you'd think they'd want more information on who's downloading what, but Google's never been great about consistency.
As for abuse, people have been uploading copyrighted material as project downloads. It's fast and there's no waiting; free file hosting is always going to be abused, and I guess they'd rather lump all of that hassle into one department.
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