Got any links? I’m wondering exactly how the question was worded and interpreted—eg. trust in what and how? Trust that no private data is being collected or just shared? Trust against hacking? My suspicion is people just automatically trust anything they and their friends use ubiquitously and don’t even question the specifics about privacy and security and business model. And I’m pretty sure Google and Amazon are used more ubiquitously than Apple so it would make sense this would be reflected in surveys.
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Google Touts Pixel 9's Gemini AI Capabilities That Don't Require 'Hand-off to AI Providers You May Not Know or Trust'
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Apple completely dropped the ball with AI. They never saw it coming and now they’re scrambling.
Well.. The most expensive smartphones are Android. Most search engines are free. Most web-based email services are free. You need to come with more plausible explanation. Your attempt at comparison with Chinese government reeks of desperation. BTW, did you know Apple Maps is free too? Just not popular. As is Safari.
Do give us one example of anyone suffering any harm caused by Google datamining. People talk a lot about it but whenever I ask for specifics, I never hear back.
Don't you see the connection? Are you suggesting that people "trust" Apple but prefer Google? That would be a weird dichotomy.
I do actually. I know exactly what I am getting with Google products, which I use extensively.
I know they will use bots to parse all my data and use it to target ads to me, but I don't care, it simply doesn't bother me. I also know that that subsidises all their services, resulting in them being either free, or cheap.
I also know, and trust, that my data won't be parsed and sent to spammers and scammers, and I really care about that.
Google's business model is well known, profitable, and stable. I trust it.
I'm wondering how all the "I trust Apple" crowd feel about having a choice between Google's Gemini, and the non-open OpenAI's ChatGPT, for the bulk of "Apple Intelligence"? Which of those are ya gonna trust?
Search engine : Data collection
Web email : Data collection
Noting is "free"
Apple sells hardware, services, music, books, movies, Google sells information. The "free" products google has are paid for by targeted advertising which 100% relies on data collection.
Apple has a far higher "trust" value than google.
Or, I can use neither because I don’t like generative AI, and be content using the on device AI tools provided by Apple.
Well, same, no one is forcing Pixel users to use the generative AI features, and many users won't bother.
Google is a prime example of an AI provider that I don’t trust so this hardly a benefit.
I don't trust any of them to be honest, but I do trust some more than others, just. The problem is with the way things are these days, to get around we need a way to get onto the net and while I do use my computer for most of it, sometimes, I do need it in mobile format.
Myself, I would prefer a way to disable and remove all this Gemini and ChatGPT stuff. Thankfully, my phone is getting on by a few years, so it will not be integrated as much into it.
As for my Mac, not sure if I want to update the OS to the next one. If i do, is it easy enough to get back to Somona if I want to? On Windows, just make sure stuff is backed up and wipe everything and start again.
why should they not? Name one instance where Google has sold user data to someone else. Not generic mumbo-jumbo, name a specific incident.
...but Apple trust them for sure.
https://www.macrumors.com/2024/07/30/google-chips-used-to-develop-apple-intelligence/
seems that Google is pretty low on self-awareness (and clearly they're not only hiring geniuses because anyone with slightly above average intelligence would realize you're playing the straight person for a zinger by delivering that line)...
Firstly I give credit to MacRumors for posting extensively on the Pixel 9 launch and Android capabilities, its good that we get an understanding of what the primary competition are doing as we ALL need to keep Apple on their toes as we know they will get complacent.
For me, the AI capabilities shown in the Pixel, from the Assistant, to image editing, and everything else are clearly ahead of what Apple is offering with Apple Intelligence expect for the hand calculus bit Apple demoed. In some areas, like the Assistant, it is likely several years ahead.
Build and screen quality of the Pixels have been raised again and seem a match for the iPhone now, even if the chipset is not. Google are heavily rumored to be moving to a completely in house design for the Tensor G5 manufactured by TMSC, at they will be VERY competitive at this rate against what Apple offer.
For me, the AI capabilities shown in the Pixel, from the Assistant, to image editing, and everything else are clearly ahead of what Apple is offering with Apple Intelligence expect for the hand calculus bit Apple demoed. In some areas, like the Assistant, it is likely several years ahead.
Build and screen quality of the Pixels have been raised again and seem a match for the iPhone now, even if the chipset is not. Google are heavily rumored to be moving to a completely in house design for the Tensor G5 manufactured by TMSC, at they will be VERY competitive at this rate against what Apple offer.
To be honest I accept an element of Apple fanboy-ism on a website like this, and you certainly come up against a "Church of Apple" on Reddit forums. As a iphone user, with ipads also in my household, but as someone who also used a Pixel 8 Pro previously and a Samsung S22 Ultra before that I'm certainly open minded and I agree that there is no reason why Google cannot be trusted as much as Apple. If anything, considering the MASSIVE amount of additional confidential data Google has over Apple, it is a great achievement for Google to not have had a large data issue.
The Google privacy thing is used here just to bash Google (as Google fans use the "iphone sheep" thing to bash Apple), but has little merit in the real world. What is clear is that it will be an interesting next few years in mobile phone development, and the best thing to do is keep yourself platform agnostic so you have flexibility to move to who performs the best and is most deserving of your money. You specifically have to be aware of this with Apple, as they intentionally don't develop cross platform applications for their products, this is against the industry norm and not what the competition do who are more consumer friendly in this respect. Don't let yourself be tied by invisible handcuffs.