Facebook should probably also get sued... I have trouble to believe that this was not intentional on their part since there is a setting to share or not to share your location.
It doesn't sound simpler or cheaper to me. If you include the price of the phone, it can easily end up being more expensive. And they still have a different cost for people bringing their own phone...
the main reason why I never switched to Chrome is the Google process that is always running whether you are currently using Chrome or not.. but I don't think I had any issues uninstalling it a few years ago
It gets harder and harder to search for your search terms (the plus operator and quotes no longer work for exact matches for example)... now you have to be logged in, add text to the address bar or add a modified 1-click search engine to the Firefox toolbar...
They seem to be aiming for a TV-like experience by showing you whatever they want and not what you search for (maybe Google should be called an inspiration engine nowadays, for lack of a better word)
that is pretty much what Orlando just did... a taxi lobbyist made them introduce a minimum price for rides provided by Uber and Lyft that I think is higher then taxis...