Do you still use Google? Gmail? YouTube? Gemini? Chrome? Android?
Ask HN: Do you still use Google?
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Re: Ask HN: Do you still use Google?
#2Only YouTube. Have about 6 favorite channels and that's it. But even then try to find a YouTube front that works. I wish my favorite YouTubers also posted their content elsewhere.
Re: Ask HN: Do you still use Google?
#3I still use google. LLMs talk way too much for what I need.
Granted, my searches are usually "toLocaleString() format" or "floor tiles popping reddit" and such. That takes me to MDN, stackoverflow, reddit etc.
I recently paid for Kagi since I like their mission but I'm more used to the results from google. I'll see where it takes me.
Re: Ask HN: Do you still use Google?
#4Yes, all of the above.
I pay for Google Workspace Business Standard. The value per dollar is astronomical.
In some ways, GCP is ahead of the pack.
I'd love to see big tech broken up, and I'd like to think many Google divisions would do well on their own.
One exception may be YouTube, where so much of the cost is subsidized. But then I'd be happy to pay double for premium as it's one of the main sources for entertainment in our household.
Re: Ask HN: Do you still use Google?
#5Android, yes.
The rest? There are so many better alternatives, for anyone who respects themselves and their privacy.
Re: Ask HN: Do you still use Google?
#6I still use google. LLMs talk way too much for what I need. Granted, my searches are usually "toLocaleString() format" or "floor tiles popping reddit" and such. That takes me to MDN, stackoverflow, reddit etc. I recently paid for Kagi since I like their mission but I'm more used to the results from google. I'll see where it takes me.
This isn't an inherit issue with LLMs. You just need to set up some prompts that you can default to for different use cases. For example, you could set one up that is told to only provide the function arguments, and return value.
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#7I have not used any google products for years. Since 2005.
For a non business users there really is no need to use them when there are, in my opinion, better open source alternatives.
The only product I do use is the AOSP (Android Open Source Project) for my phones.
Re: Ask HN: Do you still use Google?
#8I still use google. LLMs talk way too much for what I need. Granted, my searches are usually "toLocaleString() format" or "floor tiles popping reddit" and such. That takes me to MDN, stackoverflow, reddit etc. I recently paid for Kagi since I like their mission but I'm more used to the results from google. I'll see where it takes me.
This isn't an inherit issue with LLMs. You just need to set up some prompts that you can default to for different use cases. For example, you could set one up that is told to only provide the function arguments, and return value.
I just enjoy reading the MDN articles or stackoverflow / reddit discussions, as well as official docs a lot.
I read documentation on my leisure time. Weird hobby of mine lol
Re: Ask HN: Do you still use Google?
#9This isn't a good place to do a survey unless it is a HNers survey. In the real world most people are probably not even sure what browser etc they use or how they should decide.
Re: Ask HN: Do you still use Google?
#10Just the bare minimum; calendar yes, and Gmail so I don’t have to burden strangers with my vanity e-mail domain (fast mail). Oh yeah and I’m a huge YouTube user which I pay for. (So I suppose it’s not the bare minimum.)
I also don’t like android because of the privacy model. Ditto for chrome.
But no web search any more from google. kagi and nowadays chatgpt were a huge improvement.
I try to avoid google products now. which I don’t like to say because it felt so good being a google user and fan in the early days of google.