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Have Facebook or Google compelled you to use their services? If not, then there is no parallel. It is not about "feeling bad" for companies or not. It's about w

Have Facebook or Google compelled you to use their services? If not, then there is no parallel. It is not about "feeling bad" for companies or not. It's about whether the policy is sound.

Barrin92 6y ago
I have certainly been compelled to use both, Facebook for vital student groups during my time in university (it's also in many developing countries the only digital place to run a business), and Google for similar reasons, including a work account. There's DDG now for search I suppose but Google used to be the only player in town. Technically if I had to avoid Google I couldn't use Uber because it depends on Google maps, I couldn't use websites using Google cloud, etc.. In terms of function they certainly compel people to use them because they've been so integrated into infrastructure. You cannot avoid them.
- asdfasgasdgasdg 6y ago
  Facebook for vital student groups during my time in university I.e. your colleagues compelled you to use Facebook. (it's also in many developing countries the only digital place to run a business), I doubt very much there is any such country, but even if so, it's not a compulsion. and Google for similar reasons, including a work account Your workplace compelled you to use Google. There's DDG now for search I suppose Bing, Yahoo, Yandex, Baidu . . . but Google used to be the only player in town. There was never any such time. Technically if I had to avoid Google I couldn't use Uber because it depends on Google maps It is still your choice to use Uber or not. You could use Lyft, hail a cab, drive yourself, walk, ride a bike . . . Google Cloud I don't see this as you using Google, but rather you using someone who uses Google. This just isn't something you have any reasonable expectation of control over. There is nothing wrong with Google providing a service that some businesses choose to use, who you happen to also do business with.

Have Facebook or Google compelled you to use their services? If not, then there is no parallel. It is not about "feeling bad" for companies or not. It's about whether the policy is sound.

Barrin92 6y ago

I have certainly been compelled to use both, Facebook for vital student groups during my time in university (it's also in many developing countries the only digital place to run a business), and Google for similar reasons, including a work account. There's DDG now for search I suppose but Google used to be the only player in town. Technically if I had to avoid Google I couldn't use Uber because it depends on Google maps, I couldn't use websites using Google cloud, etc.. In terms of function they certainly compel people to use them because they've been so integrated into infrastructure. You cannot avoid them.

asdfasgasdgasdg 6y ago
Facebook for vital student groups during my time in university I.e. your colleagues compelled you to use Facebook. (it's also in many developing countries the only digital place to run a business), I doubt very much there is any such country, but even if so, it's not a compulsion. and Google for similar reasons, including a work account Your workplace compelled you to use Google. There's DDG now for search I suppose Bing, Yahoo, Yandex, Baidu . . . but Google used to be the only player in town. There was never any such time. Technically if I had to avoid Google I couldn't use Uber because it depends on Google maps It is still your choice to use Uber or not. You could use Lyft, hail a cab, drive yourself, walk, ride a bike . . . Google Cloud I don't see this as you using Google, but rather you using someone who uses Google. This just isn't something you have any reasonable expectation of control over. There is nothing wrong with Google providing a service that some businesses choose to use, who you happen to also do business with.