Comment by csomar

> Do you want to use a different search engine other than google?

I've been on Kimi now for 3 months. I rarely used Google in that time. Kimi is largely free though sometimes when I run of the free quota I fallback to DeepSeek/Perplexity. I have no idea where they are getting their index from though.

> Is there another email provider than gmail (for the non-technical person - i know you can run your own).

There is microsoft/apple/yahoo mailboxes. However, I think most people should pay for their email especially that it's cheap and also critical (2FA).

> Is there another browser other than chrome (and dont say firefox or edge - because both don't compete)?

Firefox is a solid fallback and also webkit (Apple) is now basically a different browser (ported to Linux on GNOME Web). Not the best situation though it could be worse (given Firefox situation).

For me personally, the only two things I still use Google for are chromium and maps. I am unlikely to move from Chromium anytime soon but might consider alternative for maps (though might still need maps for reviews/photos/street view).

I am the most bullish I've ever been on Google losing its monopoly especially after they botched AI and hyper-scaling.