This piece has been coming for a while, in one form or another.
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This piece has been coming for a while, in one form or another. Makes me deeply unhappy to write it. https://mattgemmell.scot/the-fallen-apple/
@mattgemmell Totally agree. I used only apple hardware from 2010 and now I use the last piece I will ever buy - m4 macbook pro with utter disgust as it continually prompts me to upgrade the OS (no i dont want liquid glass) and randomly starts playing outloud when I put my earbuds back in the case because I had the audacity to not use airpods.
Its taken me literal years to switch from all of apples services for photos, messages, notes, drive but I am out now and I will never, ever, return.
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This piece has been coming for a while, in one form or another. Makes me deeply unhappy to write it. https://mattgemmell.scot/the-fallen-apple/
@mattgemmell I’m done purchasing Apple hardware for the foreseeable future. I’m looking to shift toward Linux and European‑owned technology, and I urge others to consider doing the same. It’s time we break our dependence on American tech giants and stop feeding the very monster we helped create.
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This piece has been coming for a while, in one form or another. Makes me deeply unhappy to write it. https://mattgemmell.scot/the-fallen-apple/
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@mattgemmell Damn this was an uncomfortable read, especially for a current employee.
I remember modding Windows XP to look like Mac OS X Leopard. I was glued to my Sony VAIO every Apple Keynote, wishing I could transform my shitty computer to a MacBook Pro LOL! My, how the mighty have fallen.
For once in Apple's existence though, they truly have superior hardware and that is saving them from the last great exodus; people who rely on such devices for their work.
Deeply unsettling times.
@netopwibby I know what you mean. The actual tech is incredible — I’m on a power-sipping M4 Max with all the upgrades, and it’s sci-fi performance. But it’s a thousand paper cuts everywhere else!
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This piece has been coming for a while, in one form or another. Makes me deeply unhappy to write it. https://mattgemmell.scot/the-fallen-apple/
@mattgemmell Solid read, capturing most of my discomfort with the current corporate iteration.
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@mattgemmell Totally agree. I used only apple hardware from 2010 and now I use the last piece I will ever buy - m4 macbook pro with utter disgust as it continually prompts me to upgrade the OS (no i dont want liquid glass) and randomly starts playing outloud when I put my earbuds back in the case because I had the audacity to not use airpods.
Its taken me literal years to switch from all of apples services for photos, messages, notes, drive but I am out now and I will never, ever, return.
@implementcontrols Did you find a good replacement for photos, if you use it like we do (family sharing etc)?
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@mattgemmell I’m done purchasing Apple hardware for the foreseeable future. I’m looking to shift toward Linux and European‑owned technology, and I urge others to consider doing the same. It’s time we break our dependence on American tech giants and stop feeding the very monster we helped create.
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This was really well written. Thanks!@brettwitty Thanks for reading!
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@mattgemmell Solid read, capturing most of my discomfort with the current corporate iteration.
@MissConstrue Thank you.
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@implementcontrols Did you find a good replacement for photos, if you use it like we do (family sharing etc)?
@mattgemmell @implementcontrols Also interested in notes and drive alternatives, please share
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This piece has been coming for a while, in one form or another. Makes me deeply unhappy to write it. https://mattgemmell.scot/the-fallen-apple/
@mattgemmell Yup, agree completely
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