Kevin Renskers 🇺🇦🇪🇺Feb 1

Tim Cook sold Apple's soul

https://www.loopwerk.io/articles/2026/tim-cook-sold-apples-soul/

Tim Cook sold Apple's soul

Apple used to stand for something. Now Tim Cook gifts golden statues to Trump, removes apps at the administration's request, and cozies up to accused rapists at White House screenings. The company I once admired has become morally bankrupt, but leaving the ecosystem feels almost impossible.

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Show threadLeroyFeb 2

@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)

Show threadKevin Renskers 🇺🇦🇪🇺
@leroy I’ve read that most banking apps are supposed to work on /e/OS? But yeah it’s tricky for sure! This duopoly sucks.
Feb 2 at 10:38pmWeb
Show threadLeroyFeb 2
@kevinrenskers I need to look into it again, my banks aren’t the best…
Show threadKevin Renskers 🇺🇦🇪🇺Feb 2
@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 :/
Show threadLeroyFeb 2

@kevinrenskers hah, my car is too old for that luckily. I can play CDs! But I feel your pain for sure.

My career has been largely shaped by Apple, and trying to shift it is quite difficult when that’s where customers are and what clients want.

Show threadKevin Renskers 🇺🇦🇪🇺Feb 2
@leroy 90% of my professional life between 2012 and 2023 was building iOS apps (the remaining 10% was building Python APIs), so my decision to switch back to the web didn’t come lightly. A huge part of my life revolved around Apple and their devices.
Show thread🎹 Your Masto in April 🎹Feb 3
@kevinrenskers @leroy https://grapheneos.org/usage#android-auto
GrapheneOS usage guide

Usage instructions for GrapheneOS, a security and privacy focused mobile OS with Android app compatibility.

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