If this Net Neutrality thing angers people enough to reconsider their relationship with Google, good.
Been trying to avoid Google for years now just because it is not wise to entrust everything to a company. Currently DDG for searches, e-mail handled on my own server. Never Google Docs. AdBlock, NoScript and cookie management help too.
Still have a gmail account for reading some Google Groups, which I really do not do anymore, and a GTalk id because one person on my list has nothing else...probably time to change these too.
There's nothing wrong with not wanting to use Google's services, but I don't see how it's particularly good. Do you also avoid entrusting your food supply to grocery stores and your fuel needs to gas stations? I mean, it's possible, and some people might like living that way, but avoiding these things just doesn't stand up to a cost-benefit analysis for most people.
I don't do everything in one place, but I don't avoid specific stores or brands for fear of "entrusting everything to them" either. I go to whatever store is best for the things I want and most convenient for me at the time.
In practice, I do about 80% of my grocery shopping at Fresh & Easy, because its goods are high-quality, its prices on most things are amazing and it is literally right around the corner from my apartment.
Similarly, I use Google for most of my searching and email because it has the best products in these areas.
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If this Net Neutrality thing angers people enough to reconsider their relationship with Google, good.
Been trying to avoid Google for years now just because it is not wise to entrust everything to a company. Currently DDG for searches, e-mail handled on my own server. Never Google Docs. AdBlock, NoScript and cookie management help too.
Still have a gmail account for reading some Google Groups, which I really do not do anymore, and a GTalk id because one person on my list has nothing else...probably time to change these too.
There's nothing wrong with not wanting to use Google's services, but I don't see how it's particularly good. Do you also avoid entrusting your food supply to grocery stores and your fuel needs to gas stations? I mean, it's possible, and some people might like living that way, but avoiding these things just doesn't stand up to a cost-benefit analysis for most people.
Do you do all your shopping in one store, buy all from one brand?
The cost of not using Google's services is very low.
I don't do everything in one place, but I don't avoid specific stores or brands for fear of "entrusting everything to them" either. I go to whatever store is best for the things I want and most convenient for me at the time.
In practice, I do about 80% of my grocery shopping at Fresh & Easy, because its goods are high-quality, its prices on most things are amazing and it is literally right around the corner from my apartment.
Similarly, I use Google for most of my searching and email because it has the best products in these areas.