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.
Honestly, this would be a good things.
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.
How do you figure?
because they would have to learn to use open office instead of feeding more private data to google
In the long run, yes
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.