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by muninn_ 3071 days ago
Here we go again...

Ok a couple of quick quotes:

"I say 'OK Google, goodbye when I leave the house to turn off the lights" k. I just turn off the lights. Why do I need a Google Home to do that? Why can't I do that with Homekit or Echo?

" grew frustrated by Apple's terrible iCloud pricing, and how seemingly great Google Photos appeared to be"

iCloud's pricing isn't terrible, it's just fine. They don't mine my photos and data, and I pay $2.99/month for 200gb. Some people don't understand that "free" photo storage isn't actually free.

"First, Google Assistant alongside Google Home is wild. When you own a Pixel, saying OK Google at home activates your speakers and your phone"

yawn

"Apple's direction, for better or for worse, is to lock you into a single track and make it agonizing to use anything but the official services"

Really?

Look, I think the Pixel 2 is a great phone and Google has some great products, even if I disagree with their business practices, but this article is over-the-top bad.