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Apple cowardly still has not pulled X and Grok from the App Store (Link) https://sixcolors.com/link/2026/01/apple-cowardly-still-has-not-pulled-x-and-grok-from-the-app-store/

RE: https://zeppelin.flights/@sixcolors/115871014448245458

"It is absolutely unconscionable that, as of this writing, X is not only still on the App Store but is ranked #1 in “News” and that Grok is the #3 free app. Moreover, there has been—as far as I have seen—no public statement from Apple or Cook about this situation in the days, at least, over which it has unfolded. Probably because it is indefensible. "

Start the process to quit Apple today.
Services
- iCloud
- Music
- TV

Future:
GNU/Linux - It's better than you think.

#Apple #Tech #Resist

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@dennyhenke@social.coop replied · 24 hours ago

Also from the article: "It’s one thing not to expect political activism from large corporations, but to compromise your stated values all in the name of business as usual simply exposes that your values never meant anything in the first place. Lopatto called it right: cowards."

I would say the same thing about Apple users that refuse to take any action themselves. As is the usual, throw up hands, claim there is nothing I can do.

FUCKING MAKE THE EFFORT or stop pretending you have values.

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@dennyhenke@social.coop replied · 24 hours ago

"No number of customers will desert Apple over this that will make so much as a ding on the company’s bottom line. And even if they did, there is only one real alternative, Google, which is doing the exact same thing. The only thing that can force these corporations to act is government regulation—and whoops, this administration has not only pulled the rug out from under its regulatory agencies, it also literally employed the chief perpetrator."

See, this NOT TRUE. Why give up without trying?

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@dennyhenke@social.coop replied · 24 hours ago

There are alternatives, see my other posts . Why do #Apple folks so quickly give-up? They'll complain but they won't make any real effort to do the alternatives. And they do exist.

And, conveniently, they jump to the conclusion that a large scale boycott is impossible. Easy and convenient to jump to that. But why is such a thing impossible? Folks in the US are quit without even trying. This is exactly why we face fascism today. Folks in the US don't want to take responsibility or action.

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@dennyhenke@social.coop replied · yesterday

Here are some sceenshots of Mint on a 2018 Lenovo laptop I bought for $250 on Ebay. I'll be able to use this laptop for many years to come, far longer than any Mac computer runs macOS.

It boots faster than an M1 MacMini running macOS. Apps launch faster than they do on the Mac. No #Apple #surveillance. Full control of MY device with a free, #privacy respecting OS produced by people concerned not with profit but with making a great OS. Same for the #FreeSoftware I use everyday.

Screenshot of the Thunderbird calendar running on GNU/Linux Mint

Screenshot showing the GNU/Linux Mint Cinnamon theme setting

Screenshot of the GNU/Linux Mint Cinnamon Desktop showing the Application Menu in the top left of the window

A screenshot of the Nemo file manager for GNU/Linux Mint, Cinnamon desktop.

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@wegegeld@toot.berlin replied · 24 hours ago

@dennyhenke I hate to break it to you, but you've got Intel ME inside. So - perhaps no full control of your device, sorry. #libreboot #coreboot

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@dennyhenke@social.coop replied · 24 hours ago

@wegegeld True but I've got more control than I would have otherwise. This will do for now. I think the point is to make real effort to move in a better direction. And, equally important, that we help others to do so. We can all be helpers offering #mutualaid in our communities to assist others off of #BigTech #Surveillance platforms that do not respect our #privacy.

COD

@chrisod@social.lol replied · yesterday

@dennyhenke Commenting from a 2018 ThinkPad that I bought last year for $200. It's running Elementary OS.

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@dennyhenke@social.coop replied · yesterday

@chrisod I recently tried Elementary and almost switched. I was so tempted. It's beautiful, very well done! If I weren't already very happy with Mint I'd be running. Good folks doing good work. ❤️
@elementary
@danirabbit

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@dennyhenke@social.coop replied · yesterday

The design of the Cinnamon Desktop on #Mint is fantastic with easy to use UI that's not enshitified by a company that produces things like Liquid Glass because they've got to always be shitting out the next new thing because profit, profit, profit.

There is no Wall Street/ shareholder pleasing going on.

This is an OS and software ecosystem by and for users, NOT constant grift and rent seeking.

No ads, no intrusion, no surveillance.

#LinuxMint #Linux #Tech #Apple #Microsoft #Google

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@dennyhenke@social.coop replied · yesterday

I've been happily using #FreeSoftware for 10 months. Everything I would otherwise be doing on macOS or an iPad is easily done on GNU/Linux:

- Coding and managing websites with apps like Kate and Filezilla
- Spreadsheets with LibreOffice Calc
- Writing with Emacs or Ghostwriter
- Web browsing with LibreWolf (more private than Safari)
- Local music with Rhythmbox
- Local cloud with Syncthing
- Local password management with KeePassXC
- Local photo editing with digiKam, cloud sync with Ente

Screenshot of the LibreOffice Calc application running on GNU/Linux Mint

Screenshot of the Kate application on GNU/Linux Mint

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@gdp@social.lol replied · yesterday

@dennyhenke I am increasingly interested in moving this direction, but for mobile devices, there just is no good choice.

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@dennyhenke@social.coop replied · 23 hours ago

@gdp We don't have to switch hardware to make a significant change.

- Start by moving your data out of iCloud or Google cloud services. Make a plan, move to a service like Proton: fully private & secure email, cloud drive w/ shared, collaborative documents, VPN and much more
- Cancel subscriptions to Apple Music, TV, etc if you use them
- Move photos to Ente, encrypted, private, audited
- Or move to a local only storage system

I've got numerous blog posts, here's one:
https://beardystarstuff.net/posts/2025-11-21.html

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