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18 18  I started to look at Google, Facebook, and yes also Apple in a different way. Back in those days Apple sold its products by saying "Privacy is our number one priority." So I stayed with the Apple iPhone at that time.
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20 -Apple iPhones have become more expensive, and I'm increasingly frustrated// //by how Apple uses privacy as a product but doesn't act on it. Well, my personal opinion is that you're still better off with Apple than with Samsung or Google products. Secondly, Apple blocks more and more functions that are available in the USA and not in Europe. Why pay €1200+ for a device without getting all its functionality?
20 +Apple iPhones became more expensive and I'm getting more and more irritated how Apple uses privacy as a product but not acting to it. Well my personal opinion is that you're still better off with Apple then with Samsung or Google products. Secondly Apple blocks more and more functions that are available in the USA and not in Europe. Why do pay €1200+ for a device and not getting all the functionality.
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22 -It's time to switch!
22 +It's time to switch!
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24 -By the way, this is not the only reason I want to get away; there are many more.
24 +By the way, this is not the only reason I want to get away, there are much more.
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26 -== The Challenge ==
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28 -How to get away from Big Tech? Well, I don't want to get rid of everything at once. I'm a big Linux fan, but because of photo editing software (no, I'm not using Adobe software!) and music recording software, my MacBook Pro will stay for a while. For those who say "you can use this or that software program," the answer is no.
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30 -Here are two examples:
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32 -1. Photo editing software: I'm using DxO PhotoLab 9 for now. It's not open source, but as far as I know it's still European (from France). And no, I haven't seen any Linux program that can compete with this.
33 -1. Music software: I'm a guitar player and use different tools, mainly ones from Toontrack and TH-U. And no, I haven't found any software like this on Linux.
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