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I can't speak for the parent comment, but I certainly do: - Amazon has completely ruined my trust with their constant fake review issue and their counterfeit i
by kop316 8y ago
I can't speak for the parent comment, but I certainly do:
- Amazon has completely ruined my trust with their constant fake review issue and their counterfeit issue.
- Google does the "embrace, extend, extinguish" issue. Try running an Android phone without Google Play Services. Try using U2F on any site BUT Google (I have a Yubikey U2F that works on GitHub, Nextcloud, and a few other sites with Firefox, but mysteriously does not work on Google except for Chrome). That doesn't even mention their dark patterns when opting out of their data collection, or their horrible customer service if they lock you out of your Google account, or their tendency to kill off services seemingly at random.
- Apple has had a storied history of locking one into their ecosystem, and makes me skeptical to buy anything by them. I also find it even more troubling that they have no problem giving all PRC users data to the PRC government, just so they have access to that market.
- I won't bother to address Facebook here, as they have had so much recent (and continued) controversy.
- I admittedly have never used Alibaba, so I don't know enough to talk to that.
I think there are other people who have similar issues with those companies, and I have seen them discussed here.