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1 -Here comes the adventure.
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3 3  Note: I'm writing this in English so that more people can read and use of my experience. But be also aware that I'm not a native English speaker. I'm originally from the Netherlands. That means that for some native English speakers it could be a bit confusing. I apologise in advance.
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5 +Oh and by the way I'm not a person that doesn't want to have all software for free. I already pay for many apps and donate for several projects
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6 6  = The current situation =
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8 8  Well, every story has a beginning. So I will try to tell a short story here.
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25 25  By the way, this is not the only reason I want to get away; there are many more.
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27 -== The Challenge ==
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29 -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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31 -Here are two examples:
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33 -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.
34 -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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38 -==== What to explore? ====
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40 -First of all a list of Apps on my iPhone that will be part on my quest. I'll already give my expectation, lets see what happens at the end of this adventure.
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47 -Secondly, I will also look at user-friendliness of /e/OS. Apple has a very high level of user-friendlinessregarding the UI. And, yes, it used to be better years ago. Apple is also hiding more and more options in the UI.
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49 -Third, I'm getting my Fairphone delivered by Odidio. That means it will be delivered with it's default Android 16. Is not clean android, it had Fairphone adjustments. And as far as I know, this Android version is somewhat adjusted in Chine. Also not got.
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