Most European solutions have less features, even the paid providers offer less then the free American ones
potatolulz on
wait protonmail is paid and mailbox is free?
also spotify?
StrikingImportance39 on
The main problem is the infrastructure. 90% of all EU tech companies are using either AWS, Azure or Google cloud.
Elsior on
Tidal is majority owned by an American company.
Spooknik on
It’s probably been suggested before but Le Chat from Mistral is a good ChatGPT / Claude alternative.
Entire_Candidate1366 on
How about SoundCloud for music streaming? Company based in Berlin!
schnecke12 on
Mailbox.org is not free. Minimum plan is 2eur per month.
But it is a very good email service provider.
borsch99 on
For browsers – Europe has Opera. It’s Norwegian if I’m not wrong and has a lot of features like built-in VPN, AI, integration with social media
HerrS2023 on
I would suggest Startpage.com as an alternative for Google.
Some_Vermicelli80 on
Infomaniak missing on that list
Redditforgoit on
While I have changed a few of these (duckduckgo, Firefox and Le Chat are great)I just realized that giving these up is a lot harder than buying a different detergent at the supermarket. I’ve an android phone, do I give up gmail? Youtube? Reddit? It shows you how powerful a well designed monopoly is.
skleroos on
Xigxag might be a good UK based audible alternative.
Edward_TH on
Mozilla (so Firefox and Thunderbird) is an US company. DuckDuckGo is an US company. BlueSky is an US company.
Stop buying iPhones. Use Ecosia and a domestic mail service. Switch to Linux. These 3 steps alone would make a much more impactful change ‘cause they hurt the big 3 Americans techbros: Apple, Google and Microsoft.
Wanna hurt Meta also? Stop looking at Facebook and Instagram and switch to an non-US alternative for messaging, like SMS since they now support RCS.
Saltmines4Life on
See you on Lemmy,boys.
Warning_grumpy on
I left Spotify because they donated money to Trump. And I went to deezer because it was owned by I believe French company. However its majority share is held by a Russia oligarchy who has donated money to some Dems but million to republicans. The majority is owned by a USA company but the owner of that USA company is Russian.
..did they really recommend to replace Reddit with Lemmy and then tell you to join their community.. on Reddit?
solar-puppy on
What’s a good alternative to Google maps? I use that a lot!
Far_Run8614 on
Yes I’m definitely telling everyone to stop using what they are most comfortable to use and tell them to use an obscure and completely unused European alternative. That will show the Americans
gareththegeek on
The search engines just use Bing
JKN2000 on
I would add GOG as alternative to Steam and Epic.
ApetteRiche on
My biggest struggle is streaming services. Netflix, Prime, HBO all American owned. I’ve unsubbed from Netflix and HBO and will unsub from Prime after WoT S3 is finished… Apart from piracy, I don’t think we have a European alternative?
dryptamine on
the issue is that the eu alternatives arent nearly as good in most cases
skilless on
A lot of the suggestions are American. Wth is this list?
kuzyn123 on
Regarding browsers, there is a Norwegian Vivaldi or Polish made Opera GX but owned by also Norwegian Opera.
CdePlanck on
I miss Spotify. Geyond personal tastes, it’s an european company AFAIK
ComplexLeg7742 on
Shall we see each other on Lemmy?
toolkitxx on
The mail offerings seem to be very small here. It should be listed somewhere, that pretty much every major telco/internet provider has a mailservice included with most of their packages. As with almost every other service: **diversity is extra security**. Pointing and flocking to the same mail system is absolutely not smart.
FinancialSurround385 on
I miss Vivaldi..
Edit to say: Thank you for doing this! I don’t mean to be complaining really.
Verified_Peryak on
This is a good improvment of that infographie
RottenPingu1 on
Someone share this with r/buycanadian
Kaanpaii on
Yet ya’ll happily continue using reddit. Can’t do without your echoist of echo chambers after all, no? But hey, nice performance as always. You must feel really good about yourselfs.
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Why isn’t Spotify in there ?
Most European solutions have less features, even the paid providers offer less then the free American ones
wait protonmail is paid and mailbox is free?
also spotify?
The main problem is the infrastructure. 90% of all EU tech companies are using either AWS, Azure or Google cloud.
Tidal is majority owned by an American company.
It’s probably been suggested before but Le Chat from Mistral is a good ChatGPT / Claude alternative.
How about SoundCloud for music streaming? Company based in Berlin!
Mailbox.org is not free. Minimum plan is 2eur per month.
But it is a very good email service provider.
For browsers – Europe has Opera. It’s Norwegian if I’m not wrong and has a lot of features like built-in VPN, AI, integration with social media
I would suggest Startpage.com as an alternative for Google.
Infomaniak missing on that list
While I have changed a few of these (duckduckgo, Firefox and Le Chat are great)I just realized that giving these up is a lot harder than buying a different detergent at the supermarket. I’ve an android phone, do I give up gmail? Youtube? Reddit? It shows you how powerful a well designed monopoly is.
Xigxag might be a good UK based audible alternative.
Mozilla (so Firefox and Thunderbird) is an US company. DuckDuckGo is an US company. BlueSky is an US company.
Stop buying iPhones. Use Ecosia and a domestic mail service. Switch to Linux. These 3 steps alone would make a much more impactful change ‘cause they hurt the big 3 Americans techbros: Apple, Google and Microsoft.
Wanna hurt Meta also? Stop looking at Facebook and Instagram and switch to an non-US alternative for messaging, like SMS since they now support RCS.
See you on Lemmy,boys.
I left Spotify because they donated money to Trump. And I went to deezer because it was owned by I believe French company. However its majority share is held by a Russia oligarchy who has donated money to some Dems but million to republicans. The majority is owned by a USA company but the owner of that USA company is Russian.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Access_Industries
..did they really recommend to replace Reddit with Lemmy and then tell you to join their community.. on Reddit?
What’s a good alternative to Google maps? I use that a lot!
Yes I’m definitely telling everyone to stop using what they are most comfortable to use and tell them to use an obscure and completely unused European alternative. That will show the Americans
The search engines just use Bing
I would add GOG as alternative to Steam and Epic.
My biggest struggle is streaming services. Netflix, Prime, HBO all American owned. I’ve unsubbed from Netflix and HBO and will unsub from Prime after WoT S3 is finished… Apart from piracy, I don’t think we have a European alternative?
the issue is that the eu alternatives arent nearly as good in most cases
A lot of the suggestions are American. Wth is this list?
Regarding browsers, there is a Norwegian Vivaldi or Polish made Opera GX but owned by also Norwegian Opera.
I miss Spotify. Geyond personal tastes, it’s an european company AFAIK
Shall we see each other on Lemmy?
The mail offerings seem to be very small here. It should be listed somewhere, that pretty much every major telco/internet provider has a mailservice included with most of their packages. As with almost every other service: **diversity is extra security**. Pointing and flocking to the same mail system is absolutely not smart.
I miss Vivaldi..
Edit to say: Thank you for doing this! I don’t mean to be complaining really.
This is a good improvment of that infographie
Someone share this with r/buycanadian
Yet ya’ll happily continue using reddit. Can’t do without your echoist of echo chambers after all, no? But hey, nice performance as always. You must feel really good about yourselfs.