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Does anyone here NOT hate Google? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 month ago by elleybirdy@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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.

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[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

I use a lot of Google products. I still rate their phones as the best, recently I use a Jelly Star instead purely because i was due a new phone from my pixel 3 but every current phone from Google and it's competitors that fit my needs are way too big.

I stopped using Google search because in the last few months I've started realising it's harder to find stuff that i want/need, so i now use ddg, which isn't better than old Google but better than current.

Outside of those though I still use my Google account as my main federated account. Still use gmail (wish inbox was still around for it though), still use chrome, and drive is my cloud storage of choice. On top of that I have 3 Google nest minis and a Chromecast with Google tv.

I may be drifting away slowly but Google still has is teeth in me and at the moment where I'm being bitten I'm fine with it. Doesn't hurt at all