Just a short personal progress report after roughly one year going european:

Changes:

  • Google search -> ecosia
  • Gmail -> proton mail
  • Google drive -> proton drive
  • Google calendar -> family wall
  • Google photos -> zeitkapsl
  • Google authenticator -> aegis
  • Amazon -> kaufland marketplace
  • Reddit -> fediverse (lemmy)
  • Pixel (because it stopped working) -> fairphone
  • Paypal -> sepa/wero/klarna

Quit without alternative:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Disney+

Still using:

  • Netflix (want to finish “better caul saul”)
  • Google maps (too convenient for searching restaurants and shops)
  • Steam

Of course I am also conscious about groceries or other material purchases.

  • saimen@feddit.orgOPEnglish
    2·
    13 days ago

    What about “here wego”. They seem to have the same osm data. Maybe with better route planning?

    • ModCen@feddit.ukEnglish
      2·
      12 days ago

      If you want to support European companies then Here is apparently majority owned by a group of German companies (Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Bosch, Continental) with 15% owned by Intel and the remaining 31% owned by Japanese companies (Mitsubishi, NTT, Pioneer).

    • br3d@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      13 days ago

      I’ve been experimenting with Here Wego. It’s not quite Google Maps, but it’s not bad and has a lot of nice features like live public transport info. Perhaps the thing I like least is that its information about businesses seems to come from TripAdvisor, which is a shame because I find that site a bit unreliable