Re:"Made in EU" – Building a Startup on European Infrastructure
by jlokier on Friday February 20, 2026 @08:05AM
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Both available choices "share the information with Google" for most people. The majority of email account creations use a Gmail or Google Workspace address, so Google gets the information either way, and in Europe most use Android so can't sign in with Apple.
Re:"Made in EU" – Building a Startup on European Infrastructure
by palata on Friday February 20, 2026 @09:42AM
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Again that's off topic. I'm not talking about the fact that people choose the Google SSO instead of username/password.
I'm talking about the fact that people choose to not use the service if there is no SSO.
Re:"Made in EU" – Building a Startup on European Infrastructure
by vel0city on Friday February 20, 2026 @11:06AM
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Because they don't want to have those experiences where they sigh, roll their eyes, then try and remember a password they made months ago just so they can continue using this thing they signed up for. So they just skip the service altogether.
Well, I wouldn't say I don't understand it. If someone uses their smartphone as a hammer, regularly break it and regularly buy a new smartphone, I understand what they are doing. I just don't understand why they are doing it, I guess?
In this case, the post says that it's a conversion killer. So people are so damn lazy that if they can't click on "share the information with Google", they will just leave.