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@dennyhenke@social.coop  ·  activity timestamp 15 hours ago
@tekphloyd No, that would be wasteful. But we can absolutely, 100%, talk about Apple more realistically as a capitalist enterprise that is all about profit.

Get real about it. And begin a real migration away from their products. It's totally doable. I started in February and Apple went from my only hardware/OS to my back-up. Paid iCloud is now free base iCloud. All data local. The others are no better.

WE/YOU can take real control of your computing.

FUCK #Apple#Google#Microsoft#Amazon
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@tekphloyd@social.lol replied  ·  activity timestamp 11 hours ago
@dennyhenke I totally agree with you! Since the removal of Advanced Data Protection to new users in the UK, I've been moving away from Apple software (https://tekphloyd.com/posts/app-defaults). My biggest problem now is photos. My wife uses photos as an everything database, and search is essential. Unfortunately, Synology Photos doesn't work for her, and I need to find an alternative to stop paying for iCloud+ 1 TB.
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@dennyhenke@social.coop replied  ·  activity timestamp 15 hours ago

@tekphloyd I've written a series on the process of migrating from Apple to GNU/Linux. Apple users seem to have a very out-of-date perspective of the quality of the Free Software ecosystem. I know I did.

Not only is it doable but in the end users not only save a lot of money but have far more control over their data and their computing life. Honestly, it feels fantastic to be free of their shit.

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@dennyhenke@social.coop replied  ·  activity timestamp 15 hours ago
@sirsean @tekphloyd I'm taking a gradual approach. Not jumping into buying new stuff. Will replace as needed. But I cut out all spending with Apple. No more iCloud. I cut Music early last year. Will never buy their hardware again. And with the devices I have I'll use Free Software instead of Apple's proprietary apps.

Just begin the transition in the software you use and how you view computing. Change your trust model. Move from cloud to local. It's work but absolutely worth it.