If it were any other company, I would feel justified going to my credit card company and disputing the charge. However, I understand that if I initiate a chargeback, Google could terminate my account, so they have all the leverage in this interaction. I fully rely on my Google account for phone service (Pixel phone with Fi), email service (Gmail), documents/spreadsheets, photos, maps, and likely other items that are not coming to mind.
This event has made me realize that I've put too much of my life in one provider, and I need to switch. What alternatives does HN use for various Google services?
runjake•1h ago
https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=pastYear&page=0&prefix=fal...
For email/calendar: Hey.com or Fastmail
For office docs: OpenOffice is actually good these days.
Everything else I used from Google has been killed.