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comment by SL61
SL61  ·  2504 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Which tech giant would you drop first?

Starting with first to drop:

1. Facebook. Although I have an account, I am barely active there. I get the general impression that Facebook is a dying platform among my age group (18-24). Most people communicate through other mediums, and a number of people I know have deleted their accounts.

2. Microsoft. I stick with Windows for stability and gaming, but I have enough experience with Linux that a permanent switch would be reasonably smooth. Windows is the only Microsoft product I use.

3. Google. The only Google services I use are Google Drive's excellent $2/100GB deal, Google Play, and the search engine itself. Finding another cloud storage provider with good pricing and getting Google services off my phone would be an ordeal. DuckDuckGo is an okay replacement for Google Search though.

4. Amazon. I buy a huge amount of stuff on Amazon. Most of it would cost at least 50% more at a brick and mortar store, assuming I can even find it locally. Financially, I'm not sure I could afford a switch to local stores. I also use Prime's video collection as my primary streaming source, and Amazon is where I rent my textbooks.

5. Apple. At this time, I don't actually use any Apple products. But I don't find them as abhorrent as the other four, and it wouldn't be a big deal to me to use a Mac or an iPhone.