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The biggest obstacle that I see is the fact that there is no single provider/company that offers all of the services that Google has.

Would you replace Google with MS or Apple? Those two are the only ones that have the whole set of services that can be compared to Google.

It is easy to find replacement for each of them, but integration... That is a whole another story. There is a bunch of different password managers, cloud storage providers, search services. Based on the reasons why you want to ditch Google you can choose the providers that you like, e.g. for mail you could go to Proton or GMX, search Duck Duck Go,...

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Exactly. Finding a way to integrate seems like the big obstacle. Then again, as I'm typing this, I'm wondering if integration is a bit of a mirage. While, it's certainly a real thing, I'm not sure how I'm actually employing the integration aspects. Like, is Keep and Docs really working together in my workflow? I like how keep can sit in my Gmail sidebar, which is classic integration. But, is something like that really what keeps me around, or is it more a feeling of integration. (sorry, getting very Hamlet in here).

When I was looking for a new mobile phone I've crossed over new generations of Huawei due to a lack of Google integration. Sure, there are ways to get Google Maps and other services onto them but I don't like such type on installation process. It works, or I will not use it. The device is here to make my life easier.

I totally understand what you mean when you talk about feeling of integration. I like Google and their tools, I like the fact that I can use "Login with Google" on many different services, I like the fact that I have single account for large number of services, that I can backup my mobile phone even without knowing where the data is (this is not necessary a good thing ;) ). So for me the biggest plus of integration is single account for multiple services.

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