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0 pointschrisjj2mo ago0 comments

> I left Google Workspace, as a paying customer for years, because they injected gemini into gmail

I wonder if this varies by territory. In UK, none of the Gmail accounts I use has received this pollution

> I am moving all of the software that I pay for to competitors who either do not integrate AI, or allow me to disable it if I wish.

The latter sounds safer. The former may add "AI" tomorrow.

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SCdF2mo ago

I am in the UK. TBC this isn't a gmail.com email address, this is a paid "small business" workspace against a custom domain.

Eventually they backtracked and allowed (I think?) all paid customers to disable gemini, but I had already migrated to Fastmail so :shrug:

chrisjjOP2mo ago

Ah. My addresses are @gmail.com.

Perhaps the fact you paid got you marked as a likely gull :)

SCdF2mo ago

I think in that case you have even less ability to turn that stuff off? If it's not there for you yet, perhaps it's a slow rollout still?

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browningstreet2mo ago

Gmail <> Google Workspaces

chrisjjOP2mo ago

Maybe not equal but when I launch Gmail the page says "Google Workspace" and I get Gmail, Docs etc. as per https://workspace.google.com/intl/en_uk/resources/what-is-wo... .

browningstreet2mo ago

Google has always released to Workspaces and Gmail separately. In this case the Gemini button is in Workspaces (because they’re a paid tier) but not yet Gmail.

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0 pointschrisjj2mo ago0 comments

> I left Google Workspace, as a paying customer for years, because they injected gemini into gmail

I wonder if this varies by territory. In UK, none of the Gmail accounts I use has received this pollution

> I am moving all of the software that I pay for to competitors who either do not integrate AI, or allow me to disable it if I wish.

The latter sounds safer. The former may add "AI" tomorrow.

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SCdF2mo ago

I am in the UK. TBC this isn't a gmail.com email address, this is a paid "small business" workspace against a custom domain.

Eventually they backtracked and allowed (I think?) all paid customers to disable gemini, but I had already migrated to Fastmail so :shrug:

chrisjjOP2mo ago

Ah. My addresses are @gmail.com.

Perhaps the fact you paid got you marked as a likely gull :)

SCdF2mo ago

I think in that case you have even less ability to turn that stuff off? If it's not there for you yet, perhaps it's a slow rollout still?

1 more reply

browningstreet2mo ago

Gmail <> Google Workspaces

chrisjjOP2mo ago

Maybe not equal but when I launch Gmail the page says "Google Workspace" and I get Gmail, Docs etc. as per https://workspace.google.com/intl/en_uk/resources/what-is-wo... .

browningstreet2mo ago

Google has always released to Workspaces and Gmail separately. In this case the Gemini button is in Workspaces (because they’re a paid tier) but not yet Gmail.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse