Comment on 'Morale is at an all-time low': Ex-Googler writes scathing latter slamming layoffs and 'eroded' culture

spiderkle@lemmy.ca ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• Pohl@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I am probably the perfect google customer. I used google search when it still had an exclamation point. I got my gmail account by invite in ‘04. Downloaded chrome on day one. I used nexus/pixel phones almost exclusively

  Today, ddg search on Firefox. I am using an iPhone. I still have the gmail account but I am slowly migrating away from it. I am done with google. They don’t produce anything that has any value for me anymore.

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  • dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Big oof on the iphone, mate. You can have an android phone with CFW that doesn’t have all of the google telemetry and bloatware.

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    • Pacmanlives@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Seems like a lot of work to have a phone that just works and is easy

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      • Linkerbaan@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        What works on iPhone though? You can’t even change your ringtone to your own sound without having to draw your wallet.

        Just stick with bloatware android then

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  • MySwellMojo@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Same, but opera/firefox, Zenfone, and proton Mail. Not really a fan of apple either

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  • rckclmbr@lemm.ee ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’m doing all the same as you

    What I’m not moving away from though is Google Maps and Photos. No good alternatives exist

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    • marksson@sopuli.xyz ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      About Maps, same here. Even looked into paid alternatives, and… There’s not really much of value. I’m disappointed.

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    • kzhe@lemm.ee ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Ente? Just started subscribing though… seems good. 99c for base plan is pretty attractive.

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      • rckclmbr@lemm.ee ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Looks promising, I’ll keep my eye on it, might give it a go with some photos to test it out

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  • June@lemm.ee ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    What are you switching to for email?

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    • Evotech@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I moved to proton mail personally after having Gmail since forever.

      Took a year and I pay 40usd per year but worth it

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      • madcaesar@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        How safe / stable is proton mail? Say they go under in 5 years are you just fucked? Or is your setup such that you could move easily? Also is your email just xxxx@proton.com? Or something longer?

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    • milkjug@lemmy.wildfyre.dev ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’m exactly in the same boat, been considering migrating to protonmail. Have moved everything else to alternatives except gmail.

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    • Pohl@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Slowly working on hosting my own. Stuff like this is not fast for me since I am a hobbyist and not in tech professionally. But, I’m getting there.

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      • teichflamme@lemm.ee ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I just switched to getting my own domain and hosting it as a bundle with the domain provider. The Web client sucks, but I use thunderbird anyways.

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  • PsychedSy@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Same. I have my name as my gmail and get an absurd amount of missent emails.

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