> There is no payoff for using a Google product versus one of the competitors
The linked article is literally about how Google is better than its competitor though! Obviously some people disagree.
If you want to write a nuanced take about risk and benefit, I'm there for it[1]. It's the stunningly absolutist take on something as clearly-not-a-big-deal as a cloud service provider, by people who would otherwise be willing to bet their careers on a job with a good vibe, that seems "deeply weird" to me.
[1] Actually I'm not. That's stuff's boring. But I respect that people do it.
The linked article is literally about how Google is better than its competitor though! Obviously some people disagree.
If you want to write a nuanced take about risk and benefit, I'm there for it[1]. It's the stunningly absolutist take on something as clearly-not-a-big-deal as a cloud service provider, by people who would otherwise be willing to bet their careers on a job with a good vibe, that seems "deeply weird" to me.
[1] Actually I'm not. That's stuff's boring. But I respect that people do it.