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Yeah, let's break up Google! I've been depending on their software for almost 15 years now, I use something they made practically every hour that I'm awake, and
by kats 6y ago
Yeah, let's break up Google! I've been depending on their software for almost 15 years now, I use something they made practically every hour that I'm awake, and never paid a cent for it! I'm really getting a raw deal here!
- wise_young_man 6y agoHow would breaking it up affect that in the slightest? Also being an unpaid user doesn’t mean your data you generate is valueless.
- harry8 6y agoYou paid. You were just asleep and didn't notice. Google, facebook etc. They don't pay tax. Do you? What do you get for your tax? What do they get from tax revenue to which they don't contribute their share? The kicker is going to be when you think "What if I didn't want to use any google product. And I was willing to pay real money to achieve that. Could I?" Then you realise google still have all your mail and browsing history. Paying. Yep. How? Through the nose. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Externality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Externality
- mvlpn 6y agoTo be fair you really pay with your data. I know there are different opinions on this topic but fmpov this is the worst type of payment.
- kevingadd 6y agoAre you sure you've never paid a cent? Many products or services you buy are probably funneling some money into Google's pockets - perhaps licensing fees or agreements with Google, company profits being handed to Google for advertising. If you've ever bought an Android app or In-App Purchase, 30% of that went directly to Google. If you think you're getting Google products and services for free, you're just not paying attention.
- kats 6y agoI guess Google has received 30 cents from when I bought something on the Play store. It still seems to be a pretty good deal when you compare the bill for GMail, YouTube, Google Search, Drive, Docs/Sheets and Maps to the cost of the phone bill, cable tv, and internet.