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this type of business, unilateral decisions are what made microsoft a "hated" company back in the late 90s, early 2000s. It was a lot more than that.

• rahoulb 13y ago
  Maybe, but once trust starts to erode, the effects of it may not be seen for a few years. And once lost it's extremely difficult to get back. I certainly get the feeling that Google's halo is slipping.
  • davidgerard 13y ago
    During the nymwars, I saw techies moving to Bing for search. Bing for search! That's when you know your brand is going toxic.
    • dredmorbius 13y ago
      I'm considering Hotmail over Gmail. I you how much the thought pains me. Though I'll likely end up with a smaller provider somewhere. Gandi.net or Sonic.net both have very strong pro-privacy and freedom reputations.