I'm trying to think of an alternative ecosystem that allows similar level of convenience to the Google ecosystem. Here's the best I could think of: (NOTE: this

I'm trying to think of an alternative ecosystem that allows similar level of convenience to the Google ecosystem. Here's the best I could think of: (NOTE: this is for the AVERAGE user, so nothing complex like buying a custom domain) - Fastmail for email - Dropbox for data sync/storage - Switch to iOS devices My reasoning is that companies focused in one area (such as email or storage) and offering paid accounts will be much more responsive to any issues since it's their core business. And for iOS, it's because there's the option to go to any Apple store and get immediate support for anything. For example, if I'm suddenly locked out of all my Google Play purchases, I'm SOL. With Apple purchases, I can at least go to an Apple store and there's a chance of getting it resolved. That in-person human contact option is very very important and something Google doesn't offer at all.