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Does anyone here NOT hate Google?

I’m curious because I see a ton of Google hate on here daily. It’s certainly not all unwarranted, and I do agree with some of the privacy concerns.

That being said I do very much enjoy their products. Gmail, Photos, Chrome, Gemini, Home, Assistant, YouTube, Pixel phones, etc… I’ve tried out many of the alternatives but always come back to their ecosystem.

Curious as to how many of you here on the fedi use Google products without the common associated angst from the FOSS community.

FeelThePower ,
@FeelThePower@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

The only thing I honestly don’t hate from them is YouTube, which I still use often. But I hate how they treat it now, so they lose points there. And Gboard too, but they seem to have abandoned updating it sadly.

VirtualOdour ,

Google have done a lot of great things and run some really vital projects that have benefitted the world. Anyone that refuses to acknowledge that is not coming at things honestly.

haui_lemmy ,

Yeah, google is great if you dont care about your privacy and dont care how much money you spend.

There is absolutely no reason to use google though. For a great experience you have to pay anyway and that you can as well do with someone with someone who hosts nextcloud for you. Added benefit: your data is not harvested and you can expect the terms to stay the same forever.

kautau ,

and you can expect the terms to stay the same forever

Bit of a reach, but I agree with your other points

eatthecake ,

Today google search turned on dark mode and trendimg searches against my will once again, makimg me google how to turn them off again.

It’s annoying.

Kalkaline ,
@Kalkaline@leminal.space avatar

I dislike a lot of what Google has done to their product and how people have screwed up searches with SEO nonsense. Recipes are a prime example of what I dislike about Google. Gemini is way less useful than the Assistant used to be. I’m still waiting for Microsoft to dip their toes back into the cell phone market or see some FOSS alternatives to Android/iOS that are supported by service providers. Ultimately I just have to put up with it.

FartsWithAnAccent ,
@FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io avatar

I hate how shit their search is now

originalucifer ,
@originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com avatar

i used to love google.. ive been around since the beginning and used many of their products.

it feels like a friend or family member thats slid into serious meth or other drug use... you can only stick around attempting to help them for so long. at some point you know you have to cut your losses or be further dragged into their destruction.

when they dropped the 'dont be evil' was right around the time i also realized they dont actually support their products, and kill them on a whim. i jumped ship ~2012 when they started fuckin around with google voice and had no real ambition with G+. .

Balinares ,

They didn’t drop the don’t be evil thing. It’s still right there in the code of conduct where it always was, they just moved it to the conclusion of the document so it’s the last thing that remains with you. See for yourself: abc.xyz/investor/google-code-of-conduct/

The supposed removal is a perfect example of the outrage-bait headlines I’m discussing in another comment.

unknowing8343 ,

There’s a whole Wikipedia page covering the motto drop. And yes, it was an ugly move deserving of all the bad press.

corvi ,

From literally the first paragraph stating it’s still there.

The original motto was retained in Google’s code of conduct, now a subsidiary of Alphabet. Between April 21st and May 4th of 2018, the motto was removed from the code of conduct’s preface and retained in its last sentence.[9]

BearOfaTime ,

So it’s dropped from the motto?

Yes, they dropped it.

It was a Warrant canary

criitz ,

They definitely stopped living by that mantra at the same time. It may exist as a footnote to this giant code of conduct but it hasn’t been their MO in over a decade. The reaction is justified.

Hawke ,

right there […] where it always was.

they just moved it to the conclusion

Make up your mind, which one is it?

bamboo ,

If it’s any consolation, they haven’t killed Google Voice. They haven’t updated it since 2012, but it’s still around.

BearOfaTime ,

I get updates a couple times a year.

But it hasn’t changed

TexasDrunk ,

I loved them for a long time and was around since the beginning as well. When they opted everyone into Buzz without their consent I became real cautious about what I share with them. I still use some services, and even used Stadia when they had it. However, I’m ready for them to turn anything off at any time and don’t share any info with them that I wouldn’t want public.

VanHalbgott ,

I don’t hate Google. I created a Google account before recently to use YouTube.

Mainly because I couldn’t figure out Peertube on the Fediverse.

pelletbucket ,

it’s the user experience that makes me hate Google more than anything. “oh hey, come use our unified ecosystem, it’s so much better because it’s all Google” but as soon as you have a problem with Google Voice on your Google Pixel using your Google operating system, every fucking department tells you that it’s another department’s problem.

they gutted multitasking after Android 10 because they were afraid it might cut into their YouTube music profits. they’re just turning off their shortened URLs next year. they refuse to update Google Voice in any way. every time I’ve trusted them with something, they’ve broken that trust

Suoko ,
@Suoko@feddit.it avatar

Chromebooks are cool

probableprotogen ,

I hate google’s products BUT some of their free stuff like Google Fonts and Tensorflow are really nice

Thordros ,
@Thordros@hexbear.net avatar

I don’t hate Google.

I despise them. I loathe them. Common transitive verbs like hate don’t encompass the depth and breadth of my disdain for Google.

victorz ,

I grew up with “hate” being reserved for the very extreme feeling, and I don’t think I have hated anything or anyone since I started understanding what it really means. I have no reason to. Not even Trump. But I do wish they hadn’t missed.

Anyway, so, no, I don’t hate Google. But I am actively trying to find ways to leave their ecosystem. Even paid alternatives.

TheBroodian ,

What’s not to hate? They’re a monopoly corporation that isn’t even pretending to adhere to their “don’t be evil” slogan anymore

atrielienz ,

I don’t hate Google. I don’t trust them and I don’t think anyone else should either. Vet the products and services you use. But I don’t hate them.

scrubbles ,
@scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech avatar

This is it. I didn’t hate them because “big tech” like other people here. I loved Google and their stuff. But one by one they killed my favorite things, and they made me hate them.

If you don’t hate Google for killing s service you loved them your just waiting for them to do it.

atrielienz ,

They’ve killed a fair few of the services I’ve liked over the years. But there are other services I still like (with caveats) that I still use so it’s a mixed bag for me. If they kill those services I’ll move on to others.

Aurenkin ,

Agree with this. I think this also should extend to every corporation.

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