Google Pixelbook – A High Performance Chromebook

Post by e12e » Wed, Oct 04, 2017, 8:01 PM UTC

victorhooi wrote: post #148

sergiotapia wrote: post #85

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I uploaded full seasons of a very old 90s cartoon and my account is disabled. I cannot even purchase YouTube TV to try it out. Of course, reaching out to support is moot - their RoboSupport sucks. I will never purchase a Google product if I can help it and will steer clear of them in any team setting where I can affect the decision.

Um, you realise you uploaded a bunch of (presumedly) copyrighted material to a public video sharing site? That would normally raise a bunch of red flags. If you're stuck, there are dedicated support channels to actually talk to people - or feel free to reach out to me (my non-work email is in my profile.)

Post by victorhooi » Wed, Oct 04, 2017, 8:02 PM UTC

morganvachon wrote: post #215

victorhooi wrote: post #126

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Thanks for bringing that up. However, te truth is often a bit more nuanced (although it doesn't make for as good headlines). Dissecting your three examples. In the first case, (and based on their own statements) those people were buying up phones by the hundreds, shipping them to a single physical address and then scalping over the internet. It's basically fraud. So yes, they probably got picked up by an automated al…

"In the first case, (and based on their own statements) those people were buying up phones by the hundreds, shipping them to a single physical address and then scalping over the internet. It's basically fraud. So yes, they probably got picked up by an automated algorithm that looks for hijacking/CC fraud or bot-nets." No, it's not "basically fraud". Yes, it violates Google's terms, and banning the customers from usin…

Post by CoolGuySteve » Wed, Oct 04, 2017, 8:04 PM UTC

sergiotapia wrote: post #85

RcouF1uZ4gsC wrote: post #66

I think a major issue is what happens if Google locks your account for some reason. There have been instances in the past where Google has locked the account of a user for some TOS violations. http://m.gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/google-pixel-reseller... http://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/1/jordan-b-peters... http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-21/one-statistics-prof... Given that Google has a propensity…

I uploaded full seasons of a very old 90s cartoon and my account is disabled. I cannot even purchase YouTube TV to try it out. Of course, reaching out to support is moot - their RoboSupport sucks. I will never purchase a Google product if I can help it and will steer clear of them in any team setting where I can affect the decision.

Post by colecut » Wed, Oct 04, 2017, 8:13 PM UTC

alkonaut wrote: post #30

duxup wrote: post #22

As a fan of my Chromebook Plus ... I'm kinda lost on what more you do at that price / performance other than being able to multitask a few more apps and tabs. It's not like there is much in the way of high performance demanding applications on ChromeOS.

Either these apps are already predicted to arrive or google will make sure they do. I can't see why Google would want people to do computing on their own machines though. This looks a lot like an attempt to grab some would be MacBook buyers that are unhappy with the latest models.

Post by AFNobody » Wed, Oct 04, 2017, 8:14 PM UTC

busterarm wrote: post #113

notheguyouthink wrote: post #102

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Previously everything of mine went through Google. Email, phone, phone number, search, etc. I've migrated everything away (except Google Voice) for this very reason. My life would have came to a grinding halt if they banned me, and I couldn't even email them about it.

What was your gmail alternative? I tried to switch everything to Lavabit, but then a month later the Snowden thing happened...that didn't last (and I'm still out all that money)