Can I stop using it? Well, I use https://ixquick.com for search. I like Google Maps, but there are other alternatives, and I can always grab maps I care about from the gas station, so it is more a novelty and a convenience than a need. I do not depend on any Google services, partly out of disliking the idea of calling out to another server in order for mine to work.
So in a word... yes. But I know there are many people who built their business using its convenient technologies and would need to find good replacements. Maybe it is just a matter of marketing; I am sure there are plenty of alternatives for everything Google provides. What is the fear here? Leaving our easy comfort zones?
This internet/software stuff is all smoke and dreams. There are better things to get worried about.
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Mad at Google? No. Should I be?
Can I stop using it? Well, I use https://ixquick.com for search. I like Google Maps, but there are other alternatives, and I can always grab maps I care about from the gas station, so it is more a novelty and a convenience than a need. I do not depend on any Google services, partly out of disliking the idea of calling out to another server in order for mine to work.
So in a word... yes. But I know there are many people who built their business using its convenient technologies and would need to find good replacements. Maybe it is just a matter of marketing; I am sure there are plenty of alternatives for everything Google provides. What is the fear here? Leaving our easy comfort zones?
This internet/software stuff is all smoke and dreams. There are better things to get worried about.