Tim Cook sold Apple's soul
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@kevinrenskers Great, I was considering Apple after trying my company's Mac Mini.
@qgustavor It’s still miles better than Windows so I totally understand. Once I tried my first Mac, back in 2005 or so, I also made the switch.
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It's now on the orange site: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46856133
@kevinrenskers glad to see your post getting some traction. As for me, I sold my MacBook Pro recently and am now firmly in the Linux camp and no longer own any Apple devices. Meanwhile, the most recent post on Daring Fireball is boasting about Apple's profits - doesn't that mean the CEO is doing well?
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@kevinrenskers glad to see your post getting some traction. As for me, I sold my MacBook Pro recently and am now firmly in the Linux camp and no longer own any Apple devices. Meanwhile, the most recent post on Daring Fireball is boasting about Apple's profits - doesn't that mean the CEO is doing well?
@stuartm From a capitalist point of view - sure. But that’s not what I care about.
So you switched to Android too?
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@stuartm From a capitalist point of view - sure. But that’s not what I care about.
So you switched to Android too?
@kevinrenskers I switched to Android full-time a few years ago. For a while before that I carried both an iPhone and an Android.
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@kevinrenskers I switched to Android full-time a few years ago. For a while before that I carried both an iPhone and an Android.
@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.
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@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.
@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.
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@kevinrenskers Thank you for writing this. I would like to add another note on “Apple has me trapped”. Banking apps.
As far as I understand, they don’t exist outside of Google and Apple ecosystems and are crucial infrastructure for everyday life.
I’m sure more people have similar issues with whatever needs they have in their life.
(Weirdly, in Canada, certain banking limits are different between web and mobile apps)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.
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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.
@stonetree @leroy My bank requires the use of their app to login and to approve transfers.
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@stonetree @leroy My bank requires the use of their app to login and to approve transfers.
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
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Tim Cook sold Apple's soul
https://www.loopwerk.io/articles/2026/tim-cook-sold-apples-soul/
@kevinrenskers apple music is good, but why not switch to Tidal?
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Tim Cook sold Apple's soul
https://www.loopwerk.io/articles/2026/tim-cook-sold-apples-soul/
@kevinrenskers I used to think Tim had character.
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@kevinrenskers apple music is good, but why not switch to Tidal?
@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).
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@kevinrenskers I used to think Tim had character.
@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.
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@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 sorry, my bad for skimming over that bit
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Tim Cook sold Apple's soul
https://www.loopwerk.io/articles/2026/tim-cook-sold-apples-soul/
@kevinrenskers They still don't unlock iPhones for the government. But please, by all means, enjoy your next U.S. ecosystem.
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Tim Cook sold Apple's soul
https://www.loopwerk.io/articles/2026/tim-cook-sold-apples-soul/
@kevinrenskers so true in every aspect. …
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@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.
@stuartm @kevinrenskers careful with whatsapp, its owned by Meta Platforms Inc. or in other words, facebook. They are very greasy.
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Tim Cook sold Apple's soul
https://www.loopwerk.io/articles/2026/tim-cook-sold-apples-soul/
@kevinrenskers After reading this it seems save to assume, that Tim Cook is genuinely afraid.
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@danielsaidi nice article! I already don’t use Google, Facebook, X, TikTok, PayPal, Instagram, WhatsApp, etc, so I don’t have too many changes to make. But yeah it really sucks Apple is now rotten as well.
@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. -
@leroy to be fair I haven’t looked up my specific banks either. No Android Auto is already basically a dead breaker for a de-Googled Android flavor
