I know there are a lot of people out there who hate Google (the company). They hate how they sold out to China. They think they're too big. They have too much control or power. They hate how they run their search engine. They bitch about the adsense program. The list is huge. The fact is, if you don't like it, don't use it. There are still other options.
I use google products because they work. I've always used their search engine and have customized my search page with news, comics, calendars, etc. I love gmail. I have three accounts for different purposes: one for personal stuff, one for blog stuff and one for ebay and paypal stuff. I get all of those messages through my Thunderbird client on my home machine, but Google doesn't get grumpy with me if I don't physically log in every 30 days like my Lycos account does. I've started using their feed reader and their calendar service. I absolutely love the Google maps service.
I use google products because they work. I've always used their search engine and have customized my search page with news, comics, calendars, etc. I love gmail. I have three accounts for different purposes: one for personal stuff, one for blog stuff and one for ebay and paypal stuff. I get all of those messages through my Thunderbird client on my home machine, but Google doesn't get grumpy with me if I don't physically log in every 30 days like my Lycos account does. I've started using their feed reader and their calendar service. I absolutely love the Google maps service.