Where is it? I had a really hard time finding the irony.
replyIf they switch mostly for privacy reason, then starting using Gemini might be counter productive as Google might learn far more about the end-user than if they just did some basic search on any other Android devices. To enable Gemini, one was to accept some crazy T&C and accept that Google collects an incredible amount of personal data.
replyI prefer to use intermediaries like Kagi Assistant, thanks to the strict privacy conditions of the API and the mixing of queries from thousands of users.
I mean... yes? But I really don't think there is any 'irony' here. The author clearly stated:
reply> It’s thanks to them that we even have the option of at least partially freeing ourselves from Google (Android) and Apple (iOS)
partially. And I do think they successfully did this. Asking Gemini questions when you really have something to ask is very different from integrating your whole digital life with Google.