Tim Cook sold Apple's soul

[kevinrenskers@hachyderm.io]

@stuartm From a capitalist point of view - sure. But that’s not what I care about.

So you switched to Android too?

[stuartm@fosstodon.org]

@kevinrenskers I switched to Android full-time a few years ago. For a while before that I carried both an iPhone and an Android.

[kevinrenskers@hachyderm.io]

@stuartm Yeah I just don’t think Google’s any better. Definitely worse when it comes to privacy. I don’t see it as a real option to switch to, which makes me feel trapped. This duopoly sucks.

[stuartm@fosstodon.org]

@kevinrenskers at least Google doesn't pretend to care about you! lol

I don't rely on any Google services though. I don't use Gmail, or any of the other Google apps. I use Firefox on Android and desktop, Fastmail for mail/calendars/etc. WhatsApp for messaging. It's pretty difficult to avoid all shitty companies, so I try not to rely on any one of them for too much.

[stonetree@spore.social]

@leroy @kevinrenskers

I'll be honest, I haven't missed banking apps since I moved to GrapheneOS. I carry a credit card and a pass for transit now. One client in the last year has sent me a paper check that required a trip to a particular ATM. Everything else I can do through a browser.

[kevinrenskers@hachyderm.io]

@stonetree @leroy My bank requires the use of their app to login and to approve transfers.

[stonetree@spore.social]

@kevinrenskers @leroy

oof, that's terrible. It reminds me of poor Werner Herzog needing a phone to park.

https://www.theverge.com/tech/787625/werner-herzogs-smartphone-is-for-parking-lot-emergencies

[franksting@theblower.au]

@kevinrenskers apple music is good, but why not switch to Tidal?

[kevinashworth@mastodon.social]

@kevinrenskers I used to think Tim had character.

[kevinrenskers@hachyderm.io]

@franksting as I said in the article:

My family all use it too, and we love to make collaborative playlists for road trips.

I’m not going to force them to switch to Tidal (I wouldn’t even be able to do so).

[kevinrenskers@hachyderm.io]

@kevinashworth Maybe when he posted about George Floyd, but other than that not much comes to mind? He mostly seems like a bean counter who doesn’t speak his mind.

[franksting@theblower.au]

@kevinrenskers sorry, my bad for skimming over that bit :)

[tux0r@layer8.space]

@kevinrenskers They still don't unlock iPhones for the government. But please, by all means, enjoy your next U.S. ecosystem.

[fish3rman@social.fischbyte.de]

@kevinrenskers so true in every aspect. …

[knobbytiresonly@mastodon.social]

@stuartm @kevinrenskers careful with whatsapp, its owned by Meta Platforms Inc. or in other words, facebook. They are very greasy.

[virkon42@det.social]

@kevinrenskers After reading this it seems save to assume, that Tim Cook is genuinely afraid.

[danielsaidi@mastodon.social]

@kevinrenskers Thanks, but it dwarfs in comparison with yours :) Big tech has come a long way from the “Make the world a better place” days.

[mast0d0nphan@beige.party]

@kevinrenskers @leroy https://grapheneos.org/usage#android-auto

[kevinrenskers@hachyderm.io]

@tux0r what a strange comment to make when i made it clear I’m looking for an alternative. Which is definitely not Google.

[mikemccaffrey@wandering.shop]

@kevinrenskers Is there a rose gold version available?