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Okay, this explanation does make sense. I've only ever really given money directly to Google by buying their phones, and recently a Google TV device. I have a Nest thermostat which I bought before they owned it, and while they haven't actually messed anything up with it per se, it's been really annoying how many times they've nagged me about migrating my Nest account to a Google account. Also they did cancel a bunch of features on Fitbit after they bought it. Granted I didn't really use any of those features but I could see how that would be frustrating.
The voice assistant is pretty bad. tbf though, I think Siri is as well. Apple doesn't buy companies quite so often but I'm pretty sure they've changed their offerings over the years. A while back I went looking for a way to play my iTunes purchases on Linux and... that was not possible. The Apple DRM is a huge pain in the ass.