I have several completely different YouTube accounts that I have used on several different computers and different Internet providers. The same buggy problems occur in using YouTube functions. This has been happening for years - no matter what browser I use.

The latest problem is: When I use the notifications function, I can no longer get to the exact reply to my previous comment by another username. I can use the notification bell symbol in the top right of the page to get to the video, but as of today I can not view the exact reply to my previous comment. Yesterday and for years previously, I could. There have been many other bugs in using YouTube over the years for me.

Uhhhhgggg!

Maybe this is one of the reasons why so many people have moved to Facebook?

Youtube's comment section has historically been a mess. As I recall it did not have working chronological order for quite a while, and it got even more broken during the Google+ transition...

Maybe this is one of the reasons why so many people have moved to Facebook?

Another very big reason is that facebook provides more tools for filtering out assholes.

YouTube comment sections are one of the least friendly places on this earth.

Honestly, I believe that apart from search everything else google does is just a bit crap...

Really? What standard are you using to judge Google?

That bar must be very high indeed

Google is a genuinely innovative company ... you can't compare with the old beast - Microsoft

Honestly, I believe that apart from search everything else google does is just a bit crap...

My one counterargument would be gmail/inbox. It's still years ahead of all the other web-based email systems.

On balance, however, I agree. They do a lot of fancy 'moonshots', but their consumer software is mostly just not as polished as competing offerings (Google Docs versus Microsoft Office, iOS and Windows Phone versus Android, etc), even if the core functionality may at times be ahead of the competition.

Honestly, I believe that apart from search everything else google does is just a bit crap...

My one counterargument would be gmail/inbox. It's still years ahead of all the other web-based email systems.

On balance, however, I agree. They do a lot of fancy 'moonshots', but their consumer software is mostly just not as polished as competing offerings (Google Docs versus Microsoft Office, iOS and Windows Phone versus Android, etc), even if the core functionality may at times be ahead of the competition.

I'd disagree with Gmail I think it sucks. I have a gmail account and a hotmail account. I originally intended for gmail to be my preferred account and my hotmail to be my junk account but I ended up switching because I was sick of gmails style over substance.

As for the OPs bug. I suppose this can be expected since Google wanted everybody to access all its services from a single G+ account. Now of course they are dropping G+ so I can expect this to get a lot worse before it gets better.

Honestly, I believe that apart from search everything else google does is just a bit crap...

My one counterargument would be gmail/inbox. It's still years ahead of all the other web-based email systems.

On balance, however, I agree. They do a lot of fancy 'moonshots', but their consumer software is mostly just not as polished as competing offerings (Google Docs versus Microsoft Office, iOS and Windows Phone versus Android, etc), even if the core functionality may at times be ahead of the competition.

Agree re: Android, but I'm not sure it's fair to compare Docs and Office.

One is a free online tool, the other is a full featured desktop office suite with all kinds of bells and whistles. Office has some great features that are a godsend when you really need them, but for the average user who just wants to write a simple document or do a few calculations, Docs is actually easier to use.

At work, we have Office and most of the time, I still just use Docs. For a start, two people can edit the same document at once.

For a start, two people can edit the same document at once

I was more referring to the browser-based Office 365 suite, than the desktop versions.

For a start, two people can edit the same document at once

I was more referring to the browser-based Office 365 suite, than the desktop versions.

Ahh, right. Haven't used that, so can't comment on it.