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I tried. I failed. I returned. Google is like Gravity. It would be awesome to escape it, but it’s expensive, impractical, and sooner or later, you will be back

I tried. I failed. I returned. Google is like Gravity. It would be awesome to escape it, but it’s expensive, impractical, and sooner or later, you will be back where you where. :(

prox 6y ago
Where have you failed? What services are like drugs to you? ;)
- wintorez 6y ago
  Search, Maps, Drive, YouTube
nuker 6y ago
> Google is like Gravity. Great comment :) What beats one body gravity is bigger body's gravity. I escaped to Apple few years ago, except search. Safari should have custom search engine setting, though. Is it missing because of the deal with Google for default engine?
- wintorez 6y ago
  My solution is to put my eggs in different baskets as much as possible. Using Chrome on iPhone, backups on Dropbox, etc. Although to be fair, not a lot of baskets has remained these days.
  - nuker 6y ago
    You think that all baskets are equally bad, hence the approach to separate data. I say follow the money. Apple gets its money from consumers buying devices, Google from businesses buying ads, MS from businesses, buying MS because, well... Now, who has the best incentive to protect consumer's data?
- bostonvaulter2 6y ago
  It does have a custom search setting, it's in the settings app.
  - nuker 6y ago
    I checked both Mac and iOS, its a fixed list, no option to add SearX for example. Funny enough, Yandex is missing from MacOS list (only options are Google, Yahoo, Bing and DDG), but present in iOS.
    - bostonvaulter2 6y ago
      Ah, I see. I think you're correct. I didn't realize that you were looking for a fully custom option.
efreak 6y ago
I'm stuck with Gmail. Getting the services I have free would probably be unaffordable with any other service; I've got two legacy free Google apps accounts; one has 500 users available with 4 domaine and several subdomains (about 20 active users and 40 inactive). The other has 100 users available, and is used for my personal/family use. I can't see getting this kind of service free anywhere. Not to mention, there's purchased apps from the play store (and other services) on some if these accounts that aren't easily transferred elsewhere.

I tried. I failed. I returned. Google is like Gravity. It would be awesome to escape it, but it’s expensive, impractical, and sooner or later, you will be back where you where. :(

prox 6y ago

Where have you failed? What services are like drugs to you? ;)

wintorez 6y ago
Search, Maps, Drive, YouTube

nuker 6y ago

> Google is like Gravity. Great comment :) What beats one body gravity is bigger body's gravity. I escaped to Apple few years ago, except search. Safari should have custom search engine setting, though. Is it missing because of the deal with Google for default engine?

wintorez 6y ago
My solution is to put my eggs in different baskets as much as possible. Using Chrome on iPhone, backups on Dropbox, etc. Although to be fair, not a lot of baskets has remained these days.
- nuker 6y ago
  You think that all baskets are equally bad, hence the approach to separate data. I say follow the money. Apple gets its money from consumers buying devices, Google from businesses buying ads, MS from businesses, buying MS because, well... Now, who has the best incentive to protect consumer's data?
bostonvaulter2 6y ago
It does have a custom search setting, it's in the settings app.
- nuker 6y ago
  I checked both Mac and iOS, its a fixed list, no option to add SearX for example. Funny enough, Yandex is missing from MacOS list (only options are Google, Yahoo, Bing and DDG), but present in iOS.
  - bostonvaulter2 6y ago
    Ah, I see. I think you're correct. I didn't realize that you were looking for a fully custom option.

efreak 6y ago

I'm stuck with Gmail. Getting the services I have free would probably be unaffordable with any other service; I've got two legacy free Google apps accounts; one has 500 users available with 4 domaine and several subdomains (about 20 active users and 40 inactive). The other has 100 users available, and is used for my personal/family use. I can't see getting this kind of service free anywhere. Not to mention, there's purchased apps from the play store (and other services) on some if these accounts that aren't easily transferred elsewhere.