If your employer forced you to either use Google or Microsoft or some other tech company (Apple, Samsung, etc.) what would be a better choice?
Which company is more compliant in terms of privacy or generally better and why?
I was thinking about Google since there were new regulations enforced by government and at least I don’t have to pay for Google Docs, unlike Microsoft where I pay and I’m still spied on.
The company can pick whatever they want and as long as they keep paying me I’ll use whatever janky ass software all day long.
Personal accounts completely separate though
I would say Apple > Google > Microsoft (I think) but if it is possible I would recommend using it for the absolute least amount of stuff possible. I have to use Microsoft stuff for school and I simply do everything in LibreOffice then check the final copy in MS Office to ensure that nothing is broken. (Also a quick side note: F Microsoft for creating a giant obfuscated document standard and bribing the ISO to force everyone to use it.)
If I had to pick one, I’d pick whichever is going to conform better with the team. Then only use that ecosystem and hardware, for work.
Taking that option off the table, and I was considering which one is better… Google is the easy winner. Google has some pretty decent toggles, with (most) settings having documentation. They also support E2EE for business clients. Google also has a pretty good history of data security. In comparison it feels like MicroSoft has a big vulnerability announced at least once a year.
They’re all kinda shit for privacy so I prefer to choose based on who locks me into their ‘ecosystem’ the least, which I’d argue is Google
