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Nobody is forcing them to use Google services. And under capitalism voting with our wallets is all we got.
If you’re a small business with no IT budget, your options are pretty limited.
You can choose from 2 or 3 horrible companies that actually integrate with your stuff out-of-the-box, or you can do a bunch of manual work that none of your competitors are doing.
For a lot of companies, it’s not ignorance or carelessness, but a sober understanding that they’ll have to “render unto Caesar” before they can move on.