People's trust issues with Google are of Google's own making. See the
link in
post #20 of this thread for one example.
Lots of people are skeptical of Google's motives, so it's natural for people question when Google offers something for 'free', "What's the catch?"
Well, we all know
Apple would
NEVER do such a
thing...
I'm not saying Google has never collected user information or anything like that, but the fact of the matter is you really cannot point to a major holder of personal information these days that doesn't have some screw ups along the way, some worse than others.
At least in Google's case they -usually- don't give you the impression that you have some right to privacy when you use their services (ever actually READ their user agreements? Its pretty clear they can do nearly anything they want with your data).
In my opinion Apple gives more of a false impression, but I still don't care. I just operate under the assumption that ANYTHING I put online is instantly no longer private, and act accordingly. Some folks don't want to do that, and that's fine. You simply limit yourself to a very small subset of companies that you can work with, because too many people do not care or are not informed, and as a result public opinion does not force these companies (pretty near all of them) to be better with your info.
I mean, what is it you are doing online that you (the general you) are so afraid of others finding out anyway? The only sort of information I expect to be kept private is stuff like banking information and whatnot that companies explicitly tell you will be kept safe, and that is not (I don't think, correct me if I am wrong) what is at issue in this case.
My original point was just the anti-Google rhetoric I was seeing. I am a recent convert to the iPhone (with the 5) and think that (for me) its a much better platform, but I still have nothing against either company. I have gripes against both company's products (I despise Siri for instance, but cannot stand the UI lagginess in 'droid).
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