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At this point you’re just pretending like you don’t know why people degoogle. The number one reason would be privacy. And the fact that you’re a customer to Ap

• nkkollaw 8y ago
  > At this point you’re just pretending like you don’t know why people degoogle. My point was: if you've made it as far as de-Googling yourself and you are now not locked into an unethical company, why get yourself into the grip of another unethical company?
  • beatgammit 8y ago
    Convenience. I'm trying to degoogle without using another huge company, but it's difficult piecing together alternatives. For example, I'm having the most trouble with Drive (spreadsheets specifically), Android (I dislike iOS), and YouTube (content is king), but I've been about to kick nearly everything else. Apple provides a lot of solutions to common problems Google users run into when switching away, and they seem way better from a privacy standpoint than any other one stop shop. Unfortunately, they arguably have worse lock-in, so you can't easily switch single pieces out (e.g. Safari isn't a thing on other platforms, not sure about iCloud, but most Apple services don't seem to work outside Apple's existence, like AirDrop). Apple works hard to make their ecosystem work seamlessly, just as Google does. I agree, moving from one to the other seems a little self defeating, but it may be a net improvement for some. I prefer to try to piece together disparate services for redundancy, but I understand the desire to just let Apple take control.