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   Chris Wiegman (chris@mastodon.chriswiegman.com)'s status on Monday, 11-Nov-2024 23:02:22 JST Chris Wiegman

   Lately I find myself going ever-deeper into Apple's ecosystem. There are real reasons for it, but I still can't help but to want to change that all, again.
   https://chriswiegman.com/2024/11/a-bigger-apple/

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     Zoidtes (zoidtes@mastodon.online)'s status on Monday, 11-Nov-2024 23:41:53 JST Zoidtes

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     @chris this sounds great. Despite the Fediverse still makes an impression that they don't like seeing someone going down the apple, windows or any other lane than Linux.

     I haven't checked out the apple lane just because it's all the ecosystem that costs. And once you are in, you depend on that 😅

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     Chris Wiegman (chris@mastodon.chriswiegman.com)'s status on Monday, 11-Nov-2024 23:41:53 JST Chris Wiegman

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     • Zoidtes

     @Zoidtes Makes sense. I think the cost is less as an American (I've been getting pretty high-end laptops from them since I was a poor student).

     For me, I like Linux... it just doesn't do everything I need it to do

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     Chris Wiegman (chris@mastodon.chriswiegman.com)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Nov-2024 00:15:58 JST Chris Wiegman

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     • Zoidtes

     @Zoidtes I think it is... that's what my EU friends point out 🤷

     If all I needed was a laptop then Linux is kinda awesome. I really did enjoy using it. The only way I could share data easily on my phone with it, though, was in the Google ecosystem and that just isn't where I want to be anymore.

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     Zoidtes (zoidtes@mastodon.online)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Nov-2024 00:15:59 JST Zoidtes

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     @chris ah it's even cheaper in the US?
     I thought it's more or less the same but sure, apple goes the America first lane here. 😂

     Well Linux is okay, things work but not everything. But I have to admit that I'm not using Windows that much anymore. It's still just for gaming mostly

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     Florian Ziegler (florianziegler@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Nov-2024 04:09:02 JST Florian Ziegler

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     @chris Lately, I find myself wanting to become more independent from Apple. But as you said: It's hard, because the whole family is on Apple devices/iCloud. It's just so convenient.

     Still, I am researching, making lists with open source alternatives, looking at Linux compatible laptops, etc. 😊

     Switching would definitely be painful and not worth it right now. But I at least want to have a backup plan, if Apple goes into full evil corp mode.

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     Chris Wiegman (chris@mastodon.chriswiegman.com)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Nov-2024 04:09:02 JST Chris Wiegman

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     • Florian Ziegler

     @florianziegler I definitely get that sentiment. When I did leave Apple, though, I just wound up with most of my data in Google. Tried cutting that out and wound up with my mom so frustrated trying to video call us that she was in tears on Christmas.

     For all its [many] faults, at least this works. I suspect that when they go full evil so will almost any other company we'll need to tech too.

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     Chris Wiegman (chris@mastodon.chriswiegman.com)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Nov-2024 20:55:18 JST Chris Wiegman

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     • Dan Arel

     @danarel nice. Haven’t sold my Linux machine yet but we’ll see next year.

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     Dan Arel (danarel@union.place)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Nov-2024 20:55:19 JST Dan Arel

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     @chris I’m all in on Apple again as well. I replaced my Linux laptop with an Air, got a new phone and watch. Apple One, the only thing I don’t have is Apple TV. I still prefer Roku.