That's subjective. I don't recall a single product from them that came after search and didn't suck. But the real problem with them is these solutions are being pushed down people throats whether they like it or not similar to what Microsoft was doing in the 90s. This is just another example.
I say GMail and Google Maps are examples of products that were both significantly prettier and better (feature and UX-wise) than any alternative available at that time. But you're right, it's subjective.
No one seems to do any kind of pushing. You're free to not use GMail or Google Maps or whatever; people use it because it sucks less than alternatives.
