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1·3 years agoA good example of deceptive absolute numbers as opposed to relative ones
It would be safest to not use any network communication at all. Also make sure that your convos are not being overheard obviously.
Pro: Google knows about your interests, places you’ve been etc. and can use this information to suggest content to you accordingly
Con: Google knows about your interests, places you’ve been etc. and can use this information to make money off you by showing you relevant ads
Just to name one for each.
4·3 years agoThere are other scenarios, take printers for example. They are often sold at a loss, but the profit is only postponed by selling overpriced cartridges that you can’t get around of buying if you don’t want to waste the money you spent for the printer.
They know the price afterwards, but not necessarily in advance, so planning has to work with rough estimates
2·3 years agoIt gets suspicious when the company suddenly starts “gifting” you devices.
Apps are neat, but from a minimalistic view all you need is a powerful browser, a messenger of your choice and the factory apps (phone, notes, calculator, calendar, clock, contacts). The latter you can substitute with better ones like Simple Notes or Simple Clock. For more demanding stuff you’d want to use a proper computer anyway, from my experience a phone is mainly a communication & browsing device.
1·3 years agoIcecaravan? Never heard of that
Yes, but Apple products shouldn’t be supported endlessly. The long-term goal would be to stop people from buying the newest model every time until (and IF) Apple changes its harmful practices
Apple can keep its closed ecosystem for all I care. People should only realize that they can break out of it to regain their freedom
While I mostly agree with you, I’m afraid the main improvement here would be not buying Apple products at all
2·3 years agoyou could add that to the roadmap they created
I mean even if you could theoretically manage to prove that prioritizing the environment or employees’ well-being, you would still need to prove it, which is an inconvenience most company directors wouldn’t voluntarily burden themselves with
Tell that to the folks claiming that vaccination impairs sexual performance
Le French Wikipédia opted in becoming one of the early adopter wikis with the aim of modernizing & improving desktop experience:
Can confirm. Or any minimalistic launcher that’s based on search
2·3 years ago“The goal was to study and prevent transmission to humans” …so apparently there was no evil intent
141·3 years agoSure, as a radical, you can thrive in the fediverse, but what’s the alternative really? Censorship, catering to advertisers, closed systems… it’s your choice.
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