When I read his blog post I assumed he has a YouTube account that is not linked to his Google account. You can unlink them[1]. It's also possible to have an acc

When I read his blog post I assumed he has a YouTube account that is not linked to his Google account. You can unlink them[1]. It's also possible to have an account with Google without being on G+. My understanding of his complaint is that he was signed in to youtube, which is why it's billed as an 'upgrade.' He should be able to easily use YouTube with a YouTube account. I think that's where the complaint comes in, it's not just calling the account something different, it's making things more difficult for those who might want to keep some things separate. That doesn't make your points any less true, but I at least think I understand the complaint. edit: also no worries on the downvote ;) [1]http://support.google.com/youtube/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=183819 http://support.google.com/youtube/bin/answer.py?hl=en&an...