Google/Android ecosystem - yay or nay

[0r10n]

Google/android ecosystem... do you rely on them. I'm using onedrive for auto camera upload and download to PC, and google drive for docs and other. Now how do you feel about their services that bonds android phones and PC? Do you recomend them or you use more than one cloud storage like me.

 

I like cloud storage. I don't remember when was the last time i took my usb cable from drawer. I'm just considering using google pictures, google drive and all it's free services, and do you recommend me to?

[wtfxmitchell]

if you live in the US it's a yay, outside the US like in the netherlands it's basically shit

[EarthboundHero]

Drive and Android have worked fr me pretty well. So I'd say they're good.

[0r10n]

This google photo service, can I set it up to download pictures to my PC, or it's just cloud base?

[Jade]

Do I rely on them? No. Do I use them? Yes. The most reliant I am on Google is Domains, because I have a few registered with them. Followup would be a mail client, then a few school assignments in drive.

[jayctech]

I use the gmail client and I guess android apps. Cloud I use Dropbox and I don't really use Google docs.. So I'm probably not as reliant as other people.

[Speedbird]

I have an Android phone, I use GMail, but I use Dropbox for cloud storage.

[SadTech]

I like their services a lot but I also use dropbox for work, very very convenient. So I use multiple cloud services.

[GoodBytes]

Honestly I don't like Google services.

They used to be good, but that is all.

Microsoft is the one I am with now, and it has never failed me.

I use OneDrive for everything, Outlook for personal e-mail. I have a GMail account, but that I use for Forum notification, and all that. I won't call it a junk e-mail, but if a forum or a place I register gets compromised and I get spam like no tomorrow, I can just close it and make a new account without too much issue.

What I like about OneDrive is the fact that you can PROPERLY view documents on the web, you have a free light version of Office that all can access free. Google docs destroys everything.

And you have the same features. And you have more space with OneDrive.

Not to mention, that for the same price as Google extra store 1TB, you have Office 365, which give you 1TB of free space in your OneDrive. So what's the point of going with Google?

I also like the fact how my 2x Windows 8 systems are in sync with each other due to OneDrive integration.

[ObeseWalrus]

I'm pretty reliant on google now. I have an outlook mail for more professional things and not steam and such but that's it.

[marat569]

I pay 99$/year for dropbox pro; other than none of those services support live MKLINK updates; I like having a third-party storage other than big names.

 

I trust dropbox over all those crap clouds (Used them)

[dfsdfgfkjsefoiqzemnd]

No Google here, at least not for personal use.  My boss swears by Gmail, Maps, Dropbox and all that nonsense.  I don't want any of it i my life.

 

I do have an Android phone, but I've disabled just about everything in it.  It probably doesn't even know what Google is anymore.

[Guest DollarPC]

nay

[Digital Brit]

I use Google docs a lot, so I guess Yay.

But I don't use the 'Android Ecosystem' per-se, I use an Android tablet (and soon an Android phone) but I don't think I use them in together in the sense of an 'ecosystem'

[sulairris]

This google photo service, can I set it up to download pictures to my PC, or it's just cloud base?

i dont know cuz they dont have drive for linuxi have to use the web one i use dropbox cuz they have a linux client

[GoodBytes]

I pay 99$/year for dropbox pro; other than none of those services support live MKLINK updates; I like having a third-party storage other than big names.

 

I trust dropbox over all those crap clouds (Used them)

But you can get Office 365 and the same 1TB storage. That is 5 licenses for your systems (PC/Macs), AND another 5 licenses for your device (Android, iOS).

[marat569]

But you can get Office 365 and the same 1TB storage. That is 5 licenses for your systems (PC/Macs), AND another 5 licenses for your device (Android, iOS).

 

well i have Microsoft office on unlimited devices, and i sync my onenote notebooks and papers folder via symbolic links to dropbox; so my notes and papers are with me wherever I go and backed up.