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Reverendender@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• ForgotAboutDre@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  More than you think. They are also actively seeking ways to make that leverage effect more people.

  They are defining web standards. They control chrome and chromium. So all of the alternative browsers that aren’t safari and Firefox are using Google’s web engine. Even Firefox and safari are beholden to Google as they fund both these web browsers through their default search deals.

  Google after many failed messaging apps has taken on RCS messaging. They provide most of the supporting infrastructure through their Jibe servers. They don’t allow anyone but themselves and Samsung to make an RCS app on android. They also had a campaign to pressure apple to use RCS. It’s likely apple’s RCS will be following Google’s Jibe service closely, as they’ve already said their will work with Google on this. Google successfully got most RCS messages going through their servers, with apple on board with RCS itll see most SMS messages defaulting to RCS and most of those going through Google.

  They also have deep hooks into education market with their OneDrive/Google docs products and Chromebooks.

  Most privacy focused android alternatives recommend Google hardware.

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  • Reverendender@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I use Safari, Firefox, and DuckDuckGo.

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  • Eximius@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I haven’t used sms for half a decade if not more…

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    • ReveredOxygen@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It’s the most common way to contact people in the US

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      • Eximius@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I see. In Europe, everyone’s on Whatsapp, Telegram or even Signal, nobody uses sms :)

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    • BearOfaTime@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I wish I could.

      I’ve tried for years to get people over to things like XMPP, which is cross platform since, well, forever.

      No dice.

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  • clegko@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    They are defining web standards. They control chrome and chromium. So all of the alternative browsers that aren’t safari and Firefox are using Google’s web engine. Even Firefox and safari are beholden to Google as they fund both these web browsers through their default search deals.

    🎶 I think I’ve seen this film before… 🎶

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  • Cannacheques@slrpnk.net ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Agreed we need to quickly move away from this

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• magic_lobster_party@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Don’t worry. They will find ways to force you using their products.

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  • casmael@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Meh I think they might be overestimating their market position if that’s the strategy

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    • magic_lobster_party@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I think they’re in a better position than Microsoft when they tried to make ActiveX and Silverlight a thing. They own the two most visited websites.

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