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Gavin Starks Feb 25, 2025

"We’re writing to inform you of the price change ... [which] reflects the significant added AI value"

How about no? How we stop forcing AI into everything?
To opt-out of Google's ai services, I had to speak to a human to get them to *switch on* the *ability to opt-out*. #monopolyBehaviours

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Gavin Starks Feb 28, 2025

Having been a massive fan and user of GSuite since it launched, I'm now seriously considering switching (for many reasons).

I've looked every few years for viable alternatives, and it seems there now might be some that are good enough. Recommendations welcomed (e.g. NextCloud).

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1. https://switching.software/
2. https://www.privacyguides.org/
3. https://alternativeto.net/
4. https://ethical.net/resources/
5. https://selfh.st/apps/
6. https://european-alternatives.eu/
7. https://prism-break.org/en/

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Ethical, easy-to-use and privacy-conscious alternatives to well-known software

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