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Do you really believe people use gmail because of its brand? I don't know about any security brochure, but I know I can setup 2FA to use push notifications (no

Do you really believe people use gmail because of its brand? I don't know about any security brochure, but I know I can setup 2FA to use push notifications (not an insecure SMS number), and can check where all of my logins are from, and have "suspicious" logins blocked automatically, etc, etc. I can also create single-use passwords for insecure devices (such as a youtube password just for my apple TV). Not to mention how amazing they are about spam detection. I think their security posture is actually excellent.

efitz 9y ago
There are absolutely people (many of them) who use GMail because of its brand. They most commonly will say "GSuite" though.
adjkant 9y ago
Yes, absolutely. I would guess at least 90% of the users are simply there by defaulting to it. The tech community is not the target market for Gmail. I never said they had bad security, simply that they were not advertising and trying to attract users from it.
turc1656 9y ago
Do you really believe people use gmail because of its brand? Yes. Most definitely. I don't use Gmail and I recently had a discussion with my coworkers about Gmail. When I asked why they use it one person said, "because it's Google" and another said, "What else would I use? Yahoo or Hotmail? Hahahah". A third person responded by saying , "it's just easy because it's Google so it connects to everything else from them."
deftturtle 9y ago
Many people think google is professional. My AP lit teacher said so. I thought it was stupid at the time, but in terms of professional capability, google offers the most services (at the cost of surveillance and advertising). And many other people would question using something like hotmail or yahoo because it's different.
ionised 9y ago
> Do you really believe people use gmail because of its brand? Absolutely. No doubt in my mind.

efitz 9y ago

There are absolutely people (many of them) who use GMail because of its brand. They most commonly will say "GSuite" though.

adjkant 9y ago

Yes, absolutely. I would guess at least 90% of the users are simply there by defaulting to it. The tech community is not the target market for Gmail. I never said they had bad security, simply that they were not advertising and trying to attract users from it.

turc1656 9y ago

Do you really believe people use gmail because of its brand? Yes. Most definitely. I don't use Gmail and I recently had a discussion with my coworkers about Gmail. When I asked why they use it one person said, "because it's Google" and another said, "What else would I use? Yahoo or Hotmail? Hahahah". A third person responded by saying , "it's just easy because it's Google so it connects to everything else from them."

deftturtle 9y ago

Many people think google is professional. My AP lit teacher said so. I thought it was stupid at the time, but in terms of professional capability, google offers the most services (at the cost of surveillance and advertising). And many other people would question using something like hotmail or yahoo because it's different.

ionised 9y ago

> Do you really believe people use gmail because of its brand? Absolutely. No doubt in my mind.