google has changed, covid?

I use google allot! I love google. BUT I think in the last 15 months google, Microsoft , hotmail. Common companies used by millions of users have changed the structure of what made them great to begin with. Microsoft wants/forces you to update OS's so it runs more on the "cloud". Hotmail wants you to sync more and all of a sudden you better buy more storage so you can "sync" all your devices etc.

Google/gmail used to be my fav. Now everything you do run needs to be saved on cloud, email stops working cause you are out of space. I know ADs are expected but when I "google" a topic the first page is all ad links! common?!!!. Since people have been working from home guess revenues for online advertising have skyrocketed. so everyone wants a piece of the pie. Unfortunately everyone is using covid as an excuse/reason they want to do these changes. Privacy is going the way of the dodo and honestly people probably don't even notice.

You better have high speed access from home :)