Performance wise, they often seem solid.

Usability wise (UI/UX/design), they are in the gutter.

Google has one of the worst commercial UX of any products I've ever used.

It's uneven in my experience. OS-wise (Android, ChromeOS), I've had some big and frustrating problems. On the other hand, I really like some of their web apps (Drive, Docs).

For servers, yes, but use Safari for like 5 minutes versus Chrome and it’s clear the reverse is true for desktops, especially if you’re not running with 32+GB of RAM. Google Drive, Photos, etc. are not as good as Chrome.

This is not to say that Apple’s desktop software is great, only that the bar is a lot lower than it had to be when people had to be convinced to buy licenses.

Only if you put aside the fact that Google makes its money from selling your attention.

Google software is trash

Ah yes, the company that still can't their gesture and backswipe UX functioning properly 7 years after its introduction, and with Apple giving them 2 years to study it beforehand.

A decade to produce a non-functioning gesture bar / system. Such a titan among titans.

> Google is much better at software than Apple...most in the Valley would agree with this.

Perhaps. Assuming it actually keeps existing:

* https://killedbygoogle.com

Their IMAP is okay, I guess.

God, I miss Android so much. iOS still annoys me. The app situation is sadly better on iOS, though.

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