Non USA alternatives
Microblogging
Mastodon is a microblogging platform. With Mastodon, you can join groups and communicate with their members. You can also communicate with other group users. This concept is referred to as "federation" in the IT world. Federation allows you to communicate with other domains, just like email. However, from a user's perspective, it can be confusing to recognize publishers for microblogging.
Youtube
Spotify is becoming an increasingly viable alternative to YouTube. We hope that Spotify will integrate with Mastodon so that we can have conversations with creators. This would make Spotify more social than YouTube. However, Spotify is doing a poor job of being a movie/film platform in addition to being an audio platform for music and podcasts. The movie selection for users is substandard.
Movies
Where to watch movies online on an account + pay per view basis. Not only USA movies but from all over the world?We desperately need a platform to watch online movies from everywhere based on pay per view. For validating the account authenticity, an annual fee is obviously needed. Then, you should pay per time you watch the movie. For Netherlands there is Pathé-Thuis
Office
LibreOffice is already for decades the best Office suite. LibreOffice is moving to an hybrid architecture that will make working together on documents via cloud storage as easy as with Google WorkSpace. And you can better work together via a hybrid-cloud than in the cloud because that enables you to protect your privacy.
We think that for now, proton.me is the best and most private alternative for gmail.
Cloud storage
We think that for now, pCloud is the best and most private alternative for Google Drive; Dropbox; OneCloud and Windows 365.
Break out of the Microsoft prison
Microsoft is a smart marketing and cashflow piping company, not really the source of innovation. There are alternatives already for years for all Microsoft products, mostly technical superior. There has never been a better marketing than the Microsoft one however.
The best escape from Windows is ZorinOS.
It is time for laptop builders to have their own Linux (Debian) desktop versions!!The Debian project should enable branding for hardware supplier that supply Debian pre installed laptops. It is time for Lenovo-OS; Acer-OS; Asus-OS; Samsung-OS; and so on.We (consumers outside the USA) want to free ourselves from the USA terror, please help us Lenovo; Acer; Asus; and Samsung!
Translate
We think that DeepL is the best alternative for Google Translate.
Maps (Google / Apple)
Maps (Google / Apple)An increasingly popular alternative is the data from OpenStreetMap and one of the apps that use this geodata, such as OsmAnd. Other alternatives are based on Google Maps.
Search
A privacy focused non-USA alternative is Brave
Mobile OS(Android/iOS)
For now the best option for technical skilled people is the Fairphone 5 with PostmarketOS.Non IT skilled people need to wait for Mobian based phones. See also the TUI battles.
Web-Browsing
While the World Wide Web (WWW) originated in Europe (at CERN), browser software is primarily an American creation. We recommend Vivaldi from Norway. We hope that there will bea non-Chrome alternative in the future. We hope they will switch from Chromium to Servo.org
Substack
Thinking about switching to Steady? Not sure which platform is best for building an audience or driving revenue? We’ll dive into the details, comparing these two membership platforms and exploring the pros and cons of each.Just like apples and oranges, Substack and Steady are similar enough to be comparable – but they’re ultimately geared towards two different audiences and use cases. By the end of this article, we’ll help you decide whether to choose Steady or Substack for your media business
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