I don't use Google services at all. Am I normal?
Are you referring to this? Kiwi for GmailEvery service that google does works in the browser (gmail, google maps, google drive etc). There's also a cool third party UWP app for gmail, gdocs, gdrive etc. There's several for youtube. Only dedicated apps you'll be missing is - chrome, google+, google maps (last two can be browsered, as can google search - but if your in the US, and some other specific countries like india, bing is actually good)
This. So much. God I wish these big companies would stop their measuring contests and do what's best for consumers for once. I'm so happy Microsoft is putting as much effort into doing so as they are now, it's making not only Windows, but iOS and Android better as well.I also think if apple can put iTunes in the store, there's a chance google will also get over themselves.
Oh no friend, for maps in India, Bing is terrible. It's antique! I live in a megacity and there has been numerous new construction work happening over the past 2-3 years. New roads, highways, flyovers, buildings, cafes, movies, malls etc. My own study centre is over 2 year old now but none of these are on Bing maps yet. But you'll find them on Google maps easily. That is why Google maps is more trusty than Bing maps at least in India. Even the contact information of existing hotels and cafes in Bing maps
Are dated. One of the key reason for this is that Google makes excellent use of local guides to add any new place or make correction. Bing maps did include a similar thing few months ago but it's good for nothing. I myself added five new places as soon as the feature was rolled out but they still haven't made it to the map yet. It's disappointing. Apart from places, Google also provides us with timetable of local trains and buses which again, as expected, isn't available in bing maps. But i still hear many people liking Bing, so may be in developed countries it's really good and dependable but here in India, definitely no.
Are you referring to this? Kiwi for Gmail
This. So much. God I wish these big companies would stop their measuring contests and do what's best for consumers for once. I'm so happy Microsoft is putting as much effort into doing so as they are now, it's making not only Windows, but iOS and Android better as well.
Originally posted by Drael646464
Originally Posted by Eugene Harin
I don't use Google services at all. Am I normal?
No, but I don't either. I use google+ but that's it.
Google+? That was the most unexpected answer������. For what purpose?
Whichever way it runs, how does it matter when basic use is not fulfilled? Yes bing map has app and is easier to use, but easier to use for what? To go where? Places that dont even exist yet in the bing map. I gave so many examples. Cosmetics is fine, but it has be useful and functional and that's more important.
As for google getting over themselves. My hope is that microsofts "open arms" policy to other platforms makes google and apple look so bad, that they follow suit. But if iTunes, Spotify and WhatsApp feel sufficiently threatened by windows s in schools, to get their
desktop apps across the centennial bridge, then google will port their iOS apps too via islandwood, if it has any wits about it.