@aral does Apple spy on users in the same way Google does? If no, then Apple is nice paid alternative to Google’s free ecosystem.
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@gpeuc Their business model is (currently) different (they make most of their money by selling products at a price that makes them happy) -
@aral but Apple offers (nearly) the same services - calendar, could documents, email, … as I see it, other than search, they are good altern -
@gpeuc Yes, it’s a lesser-of-two-evils stopgap :) -
@aral Yeah, I think so too. I will try having duckduckgo as homepage in browser for a while, see how far that takes me. -
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@aral even if there are…it is hard to get critical mass. And people will go/use where the big group of others is. It is rooted psychology -
@thomaswensma Which is why we wean. -
@aral buying from the IKEA’s and Coca Cola’s in the world is just as worse… Many challenges! -
@thomaswensma Indeed. And yet in no way belittles the efforts of people who are trying to solve this particular problem. -
@aral :) all of these efforts are important! My support for indie tech is easy and a definite!
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@aral Y don't those alternatives exist yet? I think data should be anonymously available to research but users should have 'data bunkers' :) -
@DiogoSnows Because it’s a _huge_ undertaking to create viable _consumer_ alternatives. Trust me, I know ;) http://indiephone.eu -
@aral do u think the existing players can't/won't create something that people actually want? Who's to blame? Corporates, consumers or both?
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@aral and Duckduckgo for search.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral @cznweb is creating your own alternative a viable option?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral There are some efforts to create those alternative's. It would probably be helpful to track them.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral ADN would have been one. Unfortunately nobody was willing to pay.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral See my last few tweets. Asher's gone on a spree a few hours ago :-)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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