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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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.