Google's bias is now noticeable to the normies. (Dr. Juric is at the University of Washington, for reference.) Best quote of the tweet:
for anyone with a shred of awareness of human history it should be clear how unbelievably irresponsible it is to build a system that aims to become an authoritative compendium of human knowledge (remember Google's mission statement?), but which actually prioritizes ideology over facts. History is littered with many who have tried this sort of moral flexibility "for the greater good"; rather than helping, they typically resulted in decades of setbacks (and tens of millions of victims).
It looks like the good Doctor may have had a bit too much to think...
It's worse than you think because Google is deeply embedded in school systems all over the world. Pupils in many countries are required to make Google accounts and accept their license terms without being able to even read them (they're 6!) in order to receive instruction and hand in homework - and you can't homeschool in every country, some outright ban it. It's a bizzare legal situation that is being ignored and handwaved away, but we're now in the stage of terminal libdemism where governments requiring its citizens to use (and even pay for out of pocket) commercial products and to be bound by their ToS which can change at any time with no recourse is seen as normal instead of insane. Clown World is transitioning into Piss Earth.
And now all these kids will be schooled by this piece of shit. Hopefully it backfires brutally.
Oh, I know. Taught in a local college, they used all the Gargler stuff. Local government uses a lot, too.
Sadly, the only alternative I see is Microsoft, since they'll typically already have some deal for Office. I assume staff is too retarded/picky/non-english for stuff like LibreOffice? Is there any real third party alternative?
I recall Google got involved in schools with cheap chromebooks. And then schools had buyer's remorse when Google stopped supporting them after a few years (expecting the schools to buy new models). And then the schools went back to Microsoft. And then maybe Google backtracked a little.
Colleges use software like blackboard/canvas but I'm guessing simpleton govt would just always prefer to bundle the hardware/software.