Comment on How does Google make money from Gmail, the google calendar, drive or other services when used with third party front ends?

slazer2au@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• jjpamsterdam@feddit.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  So, it’s basically a loss leader in this scenario to feed other sevices like the ad network?

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  • slazer2au@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    For personal Gmail yes.

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  • kersploosh@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Yes. About 75% of Google’s revenue is from ads. Most of their free products exist to feed the advertising business in one way or another.

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• FuglyDuck@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  They’re scanning the email contents.

  and your google drive contents.

  and everything else you send through their services.

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  • markvandijk@lemmy.ml ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    That’s why I am no longer using their services like Gmail and Google Maps. I jumped tot alternatives, much recommended.

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    • brax@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      What are you using in lieu of Google Maps?

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      • markvandijk@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        I use GoogleStreetMap or GPS, I’ve replaced Gmail with StartMail and instead of Google Calendar I use TimeTree for now. Might need to find a real privacy related calendar, anyone suggestions?

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      • Yaky@slrpnk.net ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        I have been using Organic Maps for many years. They are offline-first, and use OpenStreetMap for the data. Since it’s OpenStreetMap, quality might vary by country and even city.

        If you’re looking for more commercial app, HERE WeGo / Here Maps has traffic and online accounts.

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      • rocky1138@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Magic Earth is amazing

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