According to The Art of Doing Stuff, one frustrated user chronicled her breakup with Google Home after the company upgraded it to Gemini. The transformation turned a simple, useful assistant—one that answered quick factual questions in seconds—into an overengineered tool that offers lengthy philosophical discussions instead of straightforward answers. When she asked how old Geena Davis is, Gemini refused to answer, having lost even basic functionality like song identification. The real kicker: a feature that worked perfectly became less useful with each "improvement." The user eventually unplugged it and switched to Alexa, capturing a broader complaint about tech companies prioritizing quarterly improvement targets over actual user needs.

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