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tishaLA

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4. I have the Google smart home ecosystem

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 10:50 PM

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Smart speakers, lights, locks, thermostat, etc. and they've recently tried to move users from Google Assistant to their Gemini AI platform, which they're trying to monetize with Gemini Plus. I don't feel like I use the format enough to justify even reading about what Plus would give me, but Alphabet has a way of eventually convincing a sufficient number of people that they need more Google cloud space, YouTube tv, and all other manner of their global footprint. It's as if corporations expect us to pay a monthly fee for nearly everything

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