What would be the long-term impact on the internet and society if Google were to completely fail?
What would be the long-term impact on the internet and society if Google were to completely fail?
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Really, really bad for nonprofits, including schools and health centers, that rely on Google Workspace (Gmail, Docs, etc) for providing MS Office-type software for cheap or even free. And these organizations are usually understaffed in terms of IT, so it would take them a long time to get back on their feet.
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Honestly, this would be a good things.
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Good thing for FOSS, maybe. Non-profits suddenly not operating effectively for a few years is arguably worse for a lot of people that depend on them.
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How do you figure?
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because they would have to learn to use open office instead of feeding more private data to google
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In the long run, yes
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They could switch to LibreOffice, OnlyOffice, or Collabora and there are plenty of other free e-mail providers.
It would take some time and effort to get everything switched over though.
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