Why I might never buy an Android phone...(short and sweet, comments welcome)

[sprintgirl]

Lol no I was being sarcastic bcuz I love google...so according to dude's statements I should be fat and stupid. If his statements were true! Too bad I am smart and gorgeous and prove his argument invalid!

[brownhornet]

I will say it is pretty damn CREEPY when I go to the google search page and type one word of a statement and it seems that google knows exactly what im about to look for lol

[rainfreak]

Originally Posted by brownhornet

I will say it is pretty damn CREEPY when I go to the google search page and type one word of a statement and it seems that google knows exactly what im about to look for lol

That is because they are basing that off past searches and a mathematical probability that you will want the same results as others before you.

Or they are tapping into your brain through your Google phone, via bluetooth, and analyzing your dreams. Either way, it's pretty cool to me.

[gTen]

Originally Posted by JQuill

No not if Google wasnt around....but if the marketing techniques over the last 30 years were different our dropout rates would be lower and over half the country wouldn't be obese....and you can't argue with me there.

Google does not effect dropout rates or obesity..its not like everyone is googling for big macs...if anything facebook and myspace would effect those 10x more...but the issue of dropout and obesity existed in the 1990s when most of these resources did not exist.

The ones to blame are the people...they bring this upon themselves..the only thing that standing out in 2000+ is the alarming debt rate but thats not Google's fault.

[p-slim]

this thread is funny. OP google does collect alot of info but like most have said they use it to their benefit to make their phones and services better so people will purchase their products. Is that a bad thing when in actuality its making the customers experience easier and faster? Like some said when you type a google search before you finish the 1st word google already has suggestions, its because they know what people are googling. these examples go on and on, yes you do give up information but in turn you get a way better experience, so to each his own. I definitely understand you point to the fullest but the information google takes and what they do with it "currently" is not something i'm worried about.

[rainfreak]

Here's my point. Google is gathering information about users of it's phones, email services, search services, and more (if not all) of their products and services. Sure, that can be a scary thing to some people and I completely understand that. But if you are not going to use Google because they know too much about you, then who are you going to use? Because we all know that Microsoft also keeps track of what people are doing and I hope that you are not naive enough to believe that they don't.

Look at the example below, where they have emulated the same Google experience on their own search engine. And Microsoft has been in the PPC game a lot longer, so I have to believe they are doing the same thing there as well. Think about it...

[Carla]

I love the first choice lol.

[sprintgirl]

LOL @ Rainfreak! Thanks for that moment of comedy!

[elephant007]

Harvey Levin promotes Google!

(couldn't figure out how to rotate video!)

[horndoctor]

Wirelessly posted (HTC Diamond: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows CE; IEMobile 7.11) Sprint MP6950SP)

Real geeks will continue to use and develop WinMo! :P