I'm assuming your computer is dated Beck?
My laptop which I use for 90% of my surfing isn't. On dated comps, it's a bitch. But of course no one gives a shit about other ppl's memory or bandwith anymore.
Atleast Google makes it easy to turn off.
Merla's comp wouldn't even let me shut it off. On my comp, I keep having to shut it off. Over and over and over again. I think the only thing that may keep it off is to stay logged in but fuck that shit, I don't need Google tracking me anymore than it does already.
I personally like it for the sole fact it often auto-corrects spelling for me--which is incredibly helpful, especially on my phone.
I just misspell it and let it show me the correct spelling at that time. I don't need to tell me nao, so this is a useless feature for me.
Also, I don't like results coming up for other shit. I want the opportunitiy to filter out my results without getting a bunch of shit I don't want. Ex. Typing in 'justin' and immediately getting a bunch of stupid results without being able to add "boots" -"bieber" -"timberlake". It just bothers me. I don't need some dumb-ass bot telling me what I'm searching for. If I don't find it, I'm too lazy to look right or it's not on the internet. It's like that "lucky"-ass button on the frontpage. I never use that shit either but at least it wasn't forced on me until now.