↳ In-reply-to » (#6qxkyda) @slashdot this whole stupid subscription model for products that already do the very thing the subscription is being sold for nightmare is not going to end is it?! 🤦‍♂️

@bender@twtxt.net gotcha! Apple offers a great ‘default’ ecosystem IMO. I was surprised that was being used in new environments, like manufacturing companies. iPhone even replaced blackberry 10 years ago.

I also think now there are a lot of self-hosted/Open options, for instance Obsidian instead of Notion.
I use Google Drive and Docs instead of MS Office, but obviously I’d like to have something good enough w/o Google.
Paint.net instead of Gimp and Photoshop. Inkscape is not great replacement of Illustrator, but works. Godot is becoming as good as Unity 2D. Blender is a good tool taught in schools… Just to name a few subscription free alternatives