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> The only real Google stronghold is search. I've experimented with switching away from Google products and I found search easiest to replace (I went with Duc
by nilkn 14y ago
> The only real Google stronghold is search.
I've experimented with switching away from Google products and I found search easiest to replace (I went with DuckDuckGo personally). YouTube, Gmail and Google Talk are what I've had difficulties replacing.
- coldtea 14y agoHuh? 1) There are tons of decent email services out there. 2) GoogleTalk, who uses that? 3) YouTube I agree. Though that's an acquired company, so it's not all to Google's credit. If it was up to Google, we'd only have the shitty Google Video.
- nilkn 14y ago> 1) There are tons of decent email services out there. Honestly, no, not really. It's especially not true if you want to avoid one of the main problems with Google products (ad targeting). Gmail itself is actually pretty poor IMHO as it is, though. The UI drives me crazy sometimes. So I may eventually go to a cheap paid service and also get rid of ads too. > 2) GoogleTalk, who uses that? Me and a number of my close friends.
- qu4z-2 14y ago> 2) GoogleTalk, who uses that? Everyone I know. It's the only person-to-person (ie not irc) chat protocol I use. OTOH, at least it's jabber, which is federated. So yeah.