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> I'm guessing parent was requesting an alternative that was demonstrably better rather than examples of how it's bad - and thus saying that GBoard is actually okay on this front, regardless of how actually usable it is.

Yeah... this style of "polite" commentary ("Oh, you're claiming it's bad? Show me something that's better, smartypants!") drives me up the wall. Old farts might call it an offensive application of blowing sunshine up others' asses.

It's entirely possible for something to be both godawful and also be the only available option! People are well within their rights to complain about things that are godawful! [0]

[0] For the seeking-VC-funding crowd: If folks didn't complain, how would entrepreneurial-minded folks learn that there may be an opportunity to make money doing better?