I think most are tied to gmail because of android, browser sync, oauth logins, long time gmail usage (making it hard to migrate), school/work using Google workspace, competitors are unheard of eg. tutanota/protonmail, most people trust gmail account over others (my friend thought my @pm.me account was a spam account) and mainly because gmail just works.
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mark@programming.dev 1 year agoSo maybe switching providers altogether is a better option for those who have a choice
Genuinely curious, how would it not be possible for a person to switch to another provider? Are people really so tied to gmail that they feel it’s impossible to leave?
lazyalpaca@lemmy.world 1 year ago
sir_reginald@lemmy.world 1 year ago
In certain companies, people’s corporate email could be through Gmail (or whatever they’ve name their email services for businesses).
AnAngryAlpaca@feddit.de 1 year ago
For me Gmail’s killer feature is the spam Blocker. Other email services never get it right, and block to much or to little…
iminahurry@discuss.tchncs.de 1 year ago
I have had my Gmail account for 20 years (since the days of needed an invite). I have 100s of accounts where I have used the id. It’s just not possible to change my email id everywhere. I imagine this would be the case for many people.
OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world 1 year ago
We’ve had an identical experience. It’s sad to see the enshitification of GMail.
Smokeydope@lemmy.world 1 year ago
The question is if you still actively use those 100s of accounts. Out of all the things i’ve ever signed up with, I maybe only use a dozen of the services at most. Most of the accounts I created during childhood and teenage years on random websites I will never ever touch or think about again, couldn’t care less if I lose them.
Serif@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I can vouch for myself and say that I do have hundreds of accounts that are tied to my Gmail. Changing my email would be worse than changing my cell number I’ve used for over 20 years lol
Askja@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Not really gmails fault this tho, this would be true of any mail provider you’d use for this time spand. That has more to do with how userprofiles on the internet works.