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Terraria on Stadia cancelled after developer's Google account gets locked

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Re: Terraria on Stadia cancelled after developer's Google account gets locked

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Post by tzfld »

newbie578 wrote: post #19

I just don’t understand Google leadership, how can you allow stuff like this to happen and just ignore it? Your brand keeps getting more and more tainted, people make jokes out of your strategy and tendency to give up like a little child... I didn’t think I would ever say it, but I miss Eric Schmidt... Sundar has been an absolute disaster. Has Google even accomplished anything during his reign? And if they did, did t…

Just look at the revenue chart. After all that's what a company's ultimate goal is.

Re: Terraria on Stadia cancelled after developer's Google account gets locked

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Post by mastazi »

wraptile wrote: post #244
jug wrote: post #55

This makes me anxious about my long time Gmail address. Back then I got it just because it and Google was cool, and their services had a good reputation. It was a different Google back then. If they had launched it this year I would never have got one because chances are it would have been cancelled by 2025. Gmail is really the only valuable thing that actually ties my life to Google. And it's not that hard to replac…

> Gmail is really the only valuable thing that actually ties my life to Google For me it's google photos. While there are lot of great gmail alternatives these days there's still nothing like google photos unfortunately, is there?

I have my own Nextcloud instance, and the iOS Nextcloud app automatically saves new pics from my phone to the server. But that means that you have to manage your own server, so it's not everyone's cup of tea.[1]

If you are looking for a managed solution, I suggest one of those that you pay for (iCloud, Dropbox, OneDrive) since usually, paid services have at least some form of customer service and something like OP's story is less likely to happen.

[1] Also, the cloud provider where I rent the server might decide to block my account for whatever reason. To minimise the risk, I'm planning to store daily server backups on a different cloud provider.

Re: Terraria on Stadia cancelled after developer's Google account gets locked

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Post by Lutzb »

42droids wrote: post #214

As a small business we use Google Suite. We would need a single solution which provides all these: - Email (unlimited domains, unlimited addresses) - Drive (Docs, sheets, forms) - Photos (this is where we also store out private photos 2Tb+; also, auto-sync is a lifesaver) - Calendar Any alternative which is as affordable as Google? How about Zoho?

We are also on GSuite (Workspace now?). I am currently considering moving everything to Office 365. However I am not sure about the photos part.

Re: Terraria on Stadia cancelled after developer's Google account gets locked

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Post by bartvk »

cocochanel wrote: post #140
warent wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've been considering getting a new email address on a personal domain so it can be more portable and I can change providers. Does anyone recommend any alternate providers with custom domains, or some OSS? Is it possible to host your own email server on a NAS or RPi something?

I use Zoho with my own domains. Haven't had any issues so far.

I had trouble syncing contacts and calendars on my iPhone. Has this been fixed? I also couldn't set up notifications for calendar items.

Re: Terraria on Stadia cancelled after developer's Google account gets locked

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Post by tzfld »

smartties wrote: post #259

Thanks for this reminder that google is never to be trusted. I just bought a proton mail, I can't risk to lose access to my mails.

What does ensure that Protonmail will not have the same business model and the same behavior 10 yers from now as Google?

Re: Terraria on Stadia cancelled after developer's Google account gets locked

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Post by nottorp »

arcturus17 wrote: post #221
theshrike79 wrote: post #167

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Start the process of getting out right now. Get an email address that you own, on a domain you control. Switch to a provider that takes your money for whom you are the customer - not the product. I did this with Fastmail and Iki.fi, a Finnish non-profit[1], who have been selling people "permanent" email addresses since 1995. [1] http://www.iki.fi/

> Switch to a provider that takes your money for whom you are the customer Google now sells domains, as well as email through GSuite. I use them a lot on new projects, because I find them so insanely convenient, but I can't help shake the feeling that now I'm both the product and a paying customer. So I'd probably nuance your words with: "select a provider whose livelihood depends on your custom".

If you want to get your own domain to take control of your identity, do NOT under any circumstances register it through a hosting package. Ideally keep it separate from everything, including your email provider.

And do NOT register it through a provider whose only support is Machine Learning!(tm).

Re: Terraria on Stadia cancelled after developer's Google account gets locked

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Post by antihero »

vbezhenar wrote: post #153
warent wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've been considering getting a new email address on a personal domain so it can be more portable and I can change providers. Does anyone recommend any alternate providers with custom domains, or some OSS? Is it possible to host your own email server on a NAS or RPi something?

Plenty of people use fastmail and seemed to be happy. If you're OK with its price, I think that's a sweet spot. It's absolutely possible to host your own e-mail server on VPS. You'll receive mail without issues. But sending mail might cause issues, so unless you're OK with some delivery problems and spending some time to investigate, I don't suggest going that route. Hosting your email on NAS is problematic. You need…

I am happy with Fastmail!

With the complete lack of accountability, support, or recourse the giants seem to have, it has never been more important to not put all one's eggs in one basket.

Re: Terraria on Stadia cancelled after developer's Google account gets locked

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Post by fuzzy2 »

arcturus17 wrote: post #221
theshrike79 wrote: post #167

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Start the process of getting out right now. Get an email address that you own, on a domain you control. Switch to a provider that takes your money for whom you are the customer - not the product. I did this with Fastmail and Iki.fi, a Finnish non-profit[1], who have been selling people "permanent" email addresses since 1995. [1] http://www.iki.fi/

> Switch to a provider that takes your money for whom you are the customer Google now sells domains, as well as email through GSuite. I use them a lot on new projects, because I find them so insanely convenient, but I can't help shake the feeling that now I'm both the product and a paying customer. So I'd probably nuance your words with: "select a provider whose livelihood depends on your custom".

Or better yet, get the domain elsewhere. (Not GoDaddy either.)

You can the use whatever service you want. G Suite, Exchange Online, roll your own, …

Re: Terraria on Stadia cancelled after developer's Google account gets locked

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Post by lillecarl »

the-smug-one wrote: post #258
insensible wrote: post #102

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have done exactly this with Fastmail and my own domain, and the experience was wonderful, as in "why didn't I do this years ago".

Fastmail is Australia based, wouldn't that pose a risk with regards to backdoors?

Many/most people don't see the government as a threat. And since you own your own domain you can migrate to another email provider any time you want if you experience they're doing fishy things.

Re: Terraria on Stadia cancelled after developer's Google account gets locked

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Post by throwanem »

theshrike79 wrote: post #167
jug wrote: post #55

This makes me anxious about my long time Gmail address. Back then I got it just because it and Google was cool, and their services had a good reputation. It was a different Google back then. If they had launched it this year I would never have got one because chances are it would have been cancelled by 2025. Gmail is really the only valuable thing that actually ties my life to Google. And it's not that hard to replac…

Start the process of getting out right now. Get an email address that you own, on a domain you control. Switch to a provider that takes your money for whom you are the customer - not the product. I did this with Fastmail and Iki.fi, a Finnish non-profit[1], who have been selling people "permanent" email addresses since 1995. [1] http://www.iki.fi/

I can happily second the Fastmail recommendation. I self-hosted mail for 17 years and there's nothing I want that they don't do.
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