It’s not just a rant it’s a waypoint. Every decision I make from now on is a migration path off of these services. I’ve been doing it.

Apple was also in the list, so still relevant.

Not relevant to the topic at hand. Perhaps I should write my manifesto here about socialist societies and their benefits. It would be relevant since I would mention Apple after all.

Apple’s shitty phone doesn’t matter because the entire ecosystem it lives in is rotten. It’s a simple point and AFAIC unassailable.