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"Gmailify links your existing account to Gmail" -- okaaay. At least it's stated clearly in this case. The whole merge-with-Google thing (which they've also been
by finishingmove 11y ago
"Gmailify links your existing account to Gmail" -- okaaay. At least it's stated clearly in this case. The whole merge-with-Google thing (which they've also been known to do as opt-out, albeit not in this particular case) is exactly the reason why I'm avoiding a lot of Google's services, and why I respect (and trust) Microsoft more in recent years. It just saddens me that Outlook for Android is so bad in some things, it's basically unusable (e.g. you can't follow links from emails).
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- BinaryIdiot 11y agoBecause it's opt-in, not opt-out.
- finishingmove 11y agoI did not say this feature is opt-out.
- BinaryIdiot 11y agoHuh? But your comment says: > but this "opt-out, merge-with-Google" thing is exactly the reason why I'm avoiding a lot of Google's services It's opt-in, you call it an "opt-out, merge-with-Google" thing. How is that not calling it opt-out? Your comment or at least its intent is confusing.
- finishingmove 11y agoYou're right, I did actually write that although I did not mean to imply that this particular thing is opt-out. Corrected now, thank you.
- finishingmove 11y agoAlthough, if activating this feature doesn't explicitly warn you that they're merging your account(s) with a Google/Gmail account, then it's worse than an opt-out.