I’m so tired of Google’s business products
by sqlpipe on Hacker News.
I’ve been trying to start a business lately, and as many people do, have chosen to rely on Google’s suite of products. Google Ads for marketing, Google workspace for email, Drive for spreadsheets… The works. While working for other companies, I never really had a problem with their services. In fact, Google remains one of my favorite companies of all time for solving the search problem (their search engine is still the best, sorry haters). However, over the past few months, I have STRUGGLED against the tide to use their other services. My Google ads account is currently suspended for reasons I cannot fathom. My Google Sheets spreadsheet is currently frozen (the reason I’m ranting right now). Their administrative setting pages feel like going to the DMV from the amount of options on screen. Last but not least, their support is almost nonexistent. Am I alone in this? Is this a problem of my own making, by using Safari instead of Chrome, and not configuring my services properly? Or is this a feeling that others get? Conclusion: I hope Google gets some real competition soon because it feels like they are falling off.