So people paid Google 60 bucks to buy a wiretap for their house, now for evesdropping they get 10 back. These lawsuits in the US are nonsense

I see you know corporate math well

of course this is them cutting the fat, and yet a reduced presence in the streets is an improvement

good, fuck amazon. close whole foods next

Yet internally all customer data is fed into several AI agents, doing god knows what with your information. Use craigslist if in the US. Kleinanzeigen, Tutti and Vinted are platform alternatives in Europe. Or best of all, find a local thriftshop or visit a boot sale / fleamarket.

You’re not alone. Used to be the biggest Apple fan, worked there for nearly ten years until 2023.

Last year I made the cut, the new PC I bought was custom built and is running Linux. My MacBook Air is running Asahi Fedora Remix primarily and the iPhone was sold on. Disconnecting from iCloud was a pain, getting pictures off of their system took me three months but it was worth it. Self hosting my stuff now and 2026 is the year to switch my family and friends over as well.