> For a while now, I've wanted to set up a retro computer as a "daily driver" of sorts.
You can’t do that anymore. Most everything everybody does on a “computer” nowadays is all through a Google browser using effectively proprietary protocols. Yes, you could edit your own documents and organize your own information, but the second you want to involve someone else, you’re stuck. You can’t accept an invite from somebody else to a Google document, nor can you share your spreadsheet with somebody else. You can’t even participate in online Teams or Zoom meetings. People you talk to and want to collaborate with don’t know what files are.
GP can always shun whatever technology it is other people want them to use. I think it's always an option to shun, and people could do this more often but don't realize they can.
You can’t do that anymore. Most everything everybody does on a “computer” nowadays is all through a Google browser using effectively proprietary protocols. Yes, you could edit your own documents and organize your own information, but the second you want to involve someone else, you’re stuck. You can’t accept an invite from somebody else to a Google document, nor can you share your spreadsheet with somebody else. You can’t even participate in online Teams or Zoom meetings. People you talk to and want to collaborate with don’t know what files are.