Wow! Is it time to start using Bing ?!

[Altitude]

Who uses Google services anyway? Sure, I have a gmail account, but that's only because it was necessary (isn't it?) to use Android Market.

Maybe I shouldn't be commenting, but I just don't see why people need all these 'services' in the first place.

[tomato]

Originally Posted by Altitude

Who uses Google services anyway? Sure, I have a gmail account, but that's only because it was necessary (isn't it?) to use Android Market.

Maybe I shouldn't be commenting, but I just don't see why people need all these 'services' in the first place.

Because they're cool. They're convenient. They store in the cloud which is very attractive to people who have computers in several different locations, people who travel, or to people who have older equipment (like I used to and lost their HD once or twice ;) And they're a breeze to use (compared to MS products, for instance) although, granted, maybe not as user friendly as Apple's stuff.

Google Docs, Google calendar, GMAIL (simply the best spam control out there IMO), blog platforms, etc., etc. I know they had me at GMAIL. I've used a couple of GMAIL accounts for ** years.** and there is no going back.

To be completely honest with you, if the AT&T network in SF didn't suck as much as it does, I probably would have gotten an iPhone a long time ago (calm down, Pavel! lol ;) and maybe we wouldn't be having this conversation. But I still would have a GMAIL account and a host of other Google apps.
Now, with an android device I also use Navigation, Latitude, and a few other apps, which I guess I could do without but Navigation absolutely rules and without it I'd be lost.