Re:Ask HN: Google is confusing me with others in a harmful w...
by lotsofpulp on Wednesday August 18, 2021 @08:46AM
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> but that's effectively the same argument as the hassle involved with switching off Gmail.
People use gmail for free, and there are no network effects.
Content creators use YouTube due to its ability to sell ads, but I am not familiar with the alternatives to know if they are capable of handling the amount of people and ads YouTube serves. It seems like a more difficult problem than alternatives to email/maps/drive/search.
People use gmail for free, and there are no network effects.
Content creators use YouTube due to its ability to sell ads, but I am not familiar with the alternatives to know if they are capable of handling the amount of people and ads YouTube serves. It seems like a more difficult problem than alternatives to email/maps/drive/search.