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[โ€“] battleshack@sh.itjust.works 5 points 11 months ago (3 children)

It's all fun and games till google starts deleting gmail accounts. That is if the value of user data deflates and google's ad-based business model fails. Which it may if some other party disrupts them. Seems likely as google lags behind in AI development. Though it may be for the best. ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ

[โ€“] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works 5 points 11 months ago

If they do this I will be self hosting everything I need

[โ€“] nanoUFO@sh.itjust.works 5 points 11 months ago

Good way to push people to competitors and proton and alienate them towards the company and it's entire ecosystem.

[โ€“] MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago

It may have been answered elsewhere already, but what a truly viable alternatives to the Google Monopoly and services?