which begs the question ... why do I need a G+ account? It's not like I am asking google to implement some ability that has previously been not implemented...

which begs the question ... why do I need a G+ account? It's not like I am asking google to implement some ability that has previously been not implemented... rather google has decided to eliminate a little piece of choice ... or freedom ... or whatever you want to call it ... for their users. Why? Because it's better for them. Which brings one back to something that has been posted many many times ... you are not the customer, you are the product. As long as you're OK with that, go for it... but my bet is that the vast majority of google's users have little concept of the issue of customer vs product. I'm just a little sad to see google take another step towards being a faceboob instead of taking one step away from them.