Why I'm getting off US tech(disconnect.blog) |
Why I'm getting off US tech(disconnect.blog) |
I say it far too much on here but it's a right shame that there's still no decent alternative to these devices. No operating system offers the same battery life, stability and power as they do, not to mention the ecosystem that while annoying, forces devs away from the downfalls of modern code (mostly). If the EU really wants sovergnity, they aren't getting it from linux alone, either they work with a tech giant there to bolster a stack or they continue ambling along with Microsoft technicians around their ankles and Amazon around their neck.
The other problem is finding an alternative for Android and Google.
and my e-bike is faster than an overloaded garbage truck, I don't think it's fair to compare anything to th 1-legged horse that is windows
> The other problem is finding an alternative for Android and Google.
why can't we just have total convergence already, like Razer's "Linda" concept¹
> there's no good ARM processors for Linux
maybe this would be all it takes... so ready for that world
The Macbook hardware is tough to match, but if you are looking at budget notebooks, Apple has very little to offer.
As for smartphones, ironically the best option for to break dependency on Google services is to get a Google Pixel + install GrapheneOS + F-Droid. Google Pixels are some of the very few devices with a fully unlocked bootloader, so it's viable to install alternative operating systems.
Main dev quit
It's like selling your "Boycott Amazon" bumper sticker with free Prime shipping.
People can criticize things they belong to or work within
Forgive me for treating his criticism with the same apathy that he affords it.
FFS: getting out of the Apple ecosystem is the easy part.
Avoiding the Windows ecosystem, for me, has been much harder. Generally, there is somebody that will incidentally pull you into it for work.
Generally specialist software for different industries will make you pick between Apple and Microsoft but I think that's a different beast because having a one-off (cracked) Windows box for say video editing meets the protest bar pretty well.