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How is it ridiculous? I don't like the electric company but I still pay them because they're what's available. I'm still extremely angry at them for raising our rates this year while not touching the rates for businesses. By your logic I can't really complain because I still technically use the service?
My alternative is to go to what? Apple? Bleh. I actually like them a little more than Google/Samsung for their policies but the way they lock you into their ecosystem pisses me off and I think iPhones are boring.
So what else? Some knockoff third party unofficial OS or Android clone that I'm nowhere near technically knowledgeable enough to deal with right now? Android is a bit of a necessary evil that I do my best to deal with. Nothing about that means I should just give Google more money when I do have other options. Using a service doesn't mean you can't criticize it. Especially if it's a service that holds part of a monopoly.