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What's a big tech product that you actually find useful? (feddit.it)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by RandomVanGloboii@feddit.it to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Most of us in Lemmy know the importance of privacy and owning your devices in a big tech owned world (me included) but for once I thought to make the opposite question and ask if there are products by them that you actually use and enjoy them.

Important to say, I mean products you use even though there are alternatives, not monopolies like YouTube.

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[–] dot20@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Important to say, I mean products you use even though there are alternatives, not monopolies like YouTube.

I don't think this is quite true when it comes to YouTube. There are plenty of alternatives that content creators could use (and some do), from Vimeo to Nebula to PeerTube.

The reason content creators prefer to upload on YouTube are the user base and monetization opportunities. They're not forced to do so, and in fact YouTube is facing competition from e.g. Twitch and TikTok.