I’m finding that enjoying Google products and services on Lemmy is a hot take. Personally I use a Pixel phone and use nearly all Google services from Gmail to Keep.

  • @HenriVolney@sh.itjust.works
    19•2 years ago

    Remember when Google was a fast, simple and reliable search engine?

    Pepperidge Farm remembers.

    Also when they launched Google earth and Gmail? Those were the good times.

    Everything that came afterwards is monopoly fuckery and data harvesting. Fuck them

        • Call me Lenny/LeniEnglish
          2•2 years ago

          I thought Google Plus was amazing. It’s the only social media I would never foresee myself complaining about, even through its demise due to some politicians complaining about it.

            • Call me Lenny/LeniEnglish
              1•2 years ago

              Then you would’ve been in luck, Google Plus had no counterpart to, say, Elon Musk or Mark Zuckerberg.

              • @Chakravanti@sh.itjust.works
                3•2 years ago

                Yeah it does. It’s ONE in charge. I’ll take this right here or Mastadon, Diaspora, anything where control is done by the masses, not any individual. If you think Google isn’t one mother fucker in charge, then educate yourself, because I guarentee you it is.

                • Call me Lenny/LeniEnglish
                  1•2 years ago

                  Google Plus was run differently from normal Google or even YouTube, it wasn’t like Twitter where one voice comes to mind, one voice broadcasting themselves as the rep in any way.