Rumor: Google Planning to Stop Forcing Google+ Integration

[Sandjube]

If this means it won't keep asking me to use my real name on youtube, even though I've said no about 30 times, then fucking YES. Good riddance you piece of shit.

 

[KungFuJazzHands]

Google+ getting shoved down everyone's throats is what finally drove me to rid my life of as much Google-related shit as possible, so in that respect I'm glad it exists. Other than that, it can go DIAF. It boggles my brain that Google's lackeys thought the tech community would be grateful to have such an intrusive system forced into their personal space.

Fuck off and die already, Google+. If the rumors aren't true today, I can only hope they will be in the near future.

 

[Strazdas]

heh, the only thing i used google+ is for hangouts, pestering Jim Sterling with my comments and being on youtube for that few seconds till i switch to my normal username that i registered with (the damn thing always try to log me in with google+ first). While functionally its superior to fartbook and twatter, i dont want it nor i do want these two either.

 

[SpAc3man]

Doubt it. It's just a service that is included with a Google account.
Personally I like G+. I don't use it to interact with friends at all. I use it to interact with communities which it does a lot better than Facebook.

 

[alj]

The one nice thing with google + is the ability to quickly and easily share photos i have taken on my phone.

I don't like my other stuff being integrated with it, why not just have it as an option on each service? then people could use the bits they like and not use the bits they don't , then everyone is happy

 

[144_v1legacy]

A long time ago, Google set itself up with the mantra "don't be evil," which was probably sincere. At least before success became substantial. Steve Jobs once called them out on the bullshit of the phrase in a large corporate setting, and more and more he got proven right in hindsight.

But

if Google decides to risk economic viability to make their product better, i.e., if this rumor isn't so rumor-y, it may indicate a return to form. Wouldn't that be nice?

 

[Steve the Pocket]

How much you wanna bet anyone who already went forward with the Google+ integration will suddenly find themselves locked out of their primary YouTube account? Because judging from how clumsily executed the integration process was in the first place (great job, YouTube! Now I have two accounts with the same email address, one that has all my history and favorites, and one that's actually allowed to comment on shit), that's how it's likely to go.

Frankly I wouldn't mind if they just wiped all of YouTube's comments and forced everyone to start with a clean slate. YouTube comments are second only to 4chan in terms of unchecked assholery on the Internet. And even 4chan threads stay in their own shit-stained corner of the Internet where decent people never venture and disappear forever after less than a day.

EDIT: Come to think of it, maybe they should just remove the comment feature altogether and permanently. It's not like it's going to get any better in the future.

 

[Thedutchjelle]

Just tried to make a youtube comment.

Suddenly popup appears where I have to fill in my information for a Google PLus page. So much for phasing this bs out. I can't comment now anymore until I hand over my details.