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That's not true. Google is amazing. But they have issues. 1. I'm sure you google a lot 2. I'm sure you use google products 3. Google is a great company, they pa

by m1117 6y ago

That's not true. Google is amazing. But they have issues. 1. I'm sure you google a lot 2. I'm sure you use google products 3. Google is a great company, they pay a lot of taxes and have good values, such as 100% renewable.

OJFord 6y ago
It's hardly far-fetched that someone might not use Google (search) or other Google products. Just use DuckDuckGo, an iPhone, and Fastmail, say, and nothing else Google offers is that prevalent that it's hard to see, surely? (I assume we're not counting visiting a site with Google-provided ads as 'using Google'.)
shiftpgdn 6y ago
January 1st, 2020 I made a vow to ditch google entirely. I would guess 99% of my searches are now done in DuckDuckGo and Yandex and have been so for the last year. I only turn to google if I have a technical search I'm not getting any luck with otherwise.
ClumsyPilot 6y ago
'they pay a lot of taxes' Firstly, they are 'minimising' their tax base[0], and second, is not committing crimes an achievement these days? [0] - https://developer-tech.com/news/2019/apr/08/tax-google-dodged-uk-last-year/#:~:text=In%202018%2C%20Google%20paid%20just%20%C2%A367%20million%20in%20corporation%20tax.&text=Following%20a%20public%20outcry%20in,130%20million%20in%20backdated%20taxes https://developer-tech.com/news/2019/apr/08/tax-google-dodge....
- judge2020 6y ago
  Everyone is doing it so investors expect it - not doing so would be a competitive disadvantage. A better and more permanent solution should be changed with legislation, not by asking individual companies to maximize their tax base, since this would also equally apply such a rule to everyone and not just companies under the public microscope.
  - ClumsyPilot 6y ago
    The argument was: they are a great firm, upstanding, going above and beyongfor the good of society. Now they are cheating, but so is everyone elaw. Which is it?

by m1117 6y ago

OJFord 6y ago

It's hardly far-fetched that someone might not use Google (search) or other Google products. Just use DuckDuckGo, an iPhone, and Fastmail, say, and nothing else Google offers is that prevalent that it's hard to see, surely? (I assume we're not counting visiting a site with Google-provided ads as 'using Google'.)

shiftpgdn 6y ago

January 1st, 2020 I made a vow to ditch google entirely. I would guess 99% of my searches are now done in DuckDuckGo and Yandex and have been so for the last year. I only turn to google if I have a technical search I'm not getting any luck with otherwise.

ClumsyPilot 6y ago

'they pay a lot of taxes' Firstly, they are 'minimising' their tax base[0], and second, is not committing crimes an achievement these days? [0] - https://developer-tech.com/news/2019/apr/08/tax-google-dodged-uk-last-year/#:~:text=In%202018%2C%20Google%20paid%20just%20%C2%A367%20million%20in%20corporation%20tax.&text=Following%20a%20public%20outcry%20in,130%20million%20in%20backdated%20taxes https://developer-tech.com/news/2019/apr/08/tax-google-dodge....

judge2020 6y ago
Everyone is doing it so investors expect it - not doing so would be a competitive disadvantage. A better and more permanent solution should be changed with legislation, not by asking individual companies to maximize their tax base, since this would also equally apply such a rule to everyone and not just companies under the public microscope.
- ClumsyPilot 6y ago
  The argument was: they are a great firm, upstanding, going above and beyongfor the good of society. Now they are cheating, but so is everyone elaw. Which is it?