Incredible to think about that we got it right the first time (with email) and still had to spend the last 20 years complaining about centralized social networks.
This is a terrible distribution and the semi-centralisation and gatekeeping by the established actors is one of the reason email is dying.
I think we can do much better than that 👍
TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
I really do want to point out, Gmail is gonna get a massive lead as time goes on.
Doing parental consent forms for my schools library, most of the parents email were yahoo, Hotmail, etc. but EVERY SINGLE student email was Gmail, with the exception of like 10 out of (at least) 300 pages
WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
There really is no competitor to Google Drive right now. Apple and Microsoft have made some weak attempts but until their software works fully in a browser and is 100% free to get started, it won’t catch on. It not just about email.
Irelephant@lemm.ee 1 week ago
mega is good, in my experience.
shalafi@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Been on Gmail since it was invite only. It really is best in class. Hate on Google all ya like, but they got a lock on email early in the game.
And for those that think getting away from it is a matter of choosing another email provider, I’ll say that Gmail does loads more than deliver email. Authentication is a huge and obvious use. Reading comments around here leads me to believe that many don’t understand Google for Business and how integrated an org can be with those services.
Another note, just because the domain isn’t gmail.com doesn’t mean it isn’t served by Google. For most companies it would be insane to host their own services and cheaper to let Google handle it all.
p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
The raw SMTP landscape on the internet is such a shitshow. Setting up a SMTP server requires so many goddamn condoms that you might as well just give up and start using some other professional email service. Or you set it up just to forward email to a GMail account, and even then, Gmail bitches about how much spam you’re forwarding it and blocks you for a time.
macaw_dean_settle@lemmy.world 1 week ago
That’s because these students were brain washed on that garbage.
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
I wonder how much of that has to do wtih chromebooks.
daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
Android seems far more likely cause.