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Re:Using Google without a Google+ profile by colinbartlett on Monday July 27, 2015 @03:49PM (#9957577)
But we all know why they forced the unification of these accounts. So they can correlate our activity across services to "better serve us". (Read: serve us ads.)
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Re:Using Google without a Google+ profile by silverbax88 on Monday July 27, 2015 @09:01PM (#9958955)
Even if that is the goal (which is likely), it does not explain the need to force me to create accounts for applications I don't want, like Gmail. That's like going to a car dealership, buying a sedan and the dealership forces you to take five crates of crab apples with you at gunpoint.
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Re:Using Google without a Google+ profile by reagency on Tuesday July 28, 2015 @02:28AM (#9959820)
It is more like a car dealership putting their dealership license-plate holder and the car make/model sticker on the back. And the crappy non-replaceable Navi system.
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