On: If Google sucks then why is everyone still using it?

[high_pathetic]

That's two blanket statements in one headline.

Google search is fast, accurate enough for the most users, very widely adopted.

GMail is fast, good with SPAM, free.

Google has some practices that might be considered as evil but this affects a relatively narrow list of people, it definitely doesn't "suck" for everyone. Lotus Notes, on the hand...

[eevilspock → high_pathetic]

It is far, far, FAR from free.

Huge social costs: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10047706

Huge economic costs: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8585237

Its amoral/cynical/evil practices and business model affect everyone.