• Azrael@reddthat.comEnglish
    1·
    4 hours ago

    I have a Proton Unlimited subscription which has replaced Gmail, Google Drive, Google Calendar, and Express VPN. Proton is a fantastic company. Definitely worth the money.

  • flexicon@lemmy.zipEnglish
    6·
    8 hours ago

    I dropped:

    • 1password
    • NordVPN
    • Gmail
    • Google Drive
    • Google Docs
    • Claude

    And replaced all of them with a Proton family subscription. Amazing change tbh, highly recommend it.

    • Kekzkrieger@feddit.orgEnglish
      1·
      8 hours ago

      Only problem that i have with proton is that i dont wanna bet on 1 horse alone in case anything happens

      • atcorebcor@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        4·
        7 hours ago

        Exactly, it gives them too much market power. The problem with big American tech is not that it’s American. It’s that it has too much market power preventing competition - also through law. So the solution is not to repeat the same mistake in Europe.

  • DreasNil@feddit.nuEnglish
    3·
    7 hours ago

    I ditched my iPhone for a Fairphone 6 with /e/OS. That was over six months ago now, but I’m still very happy about the switch!

    Also bought some new winter boots last week. Swedish brand (Sneaky Steve), produced in Portugal.

  • Dyskolos@lemmy.zipEnglish
    1·
    1 hour ago

    Having two of my banks use wero (which is now a total of 3 banks)

    And finally having switched from winblows to a german-ish Linux (cachyos). As a German it doubled in win 😁

  • IratePirate@feddit.orgEnglish
    12·
    20 hours ago

    Tbh: while I try to use/buy European products where I can, sometimes it’s not practical (for lack of European manufacturers in a certain sector) or can’t be attributed properly (because some products, such as free software, do not have a fixed “origin”). A lot of what I do can be more broadly described as “flipping off fascism”, i.e. adopting products that are produced in democracies or compatible with democratic values.

    Given this broad definition, here’s a brief run-down of my 2025:

    • immediate termination of Amazon account in early '25 and switch to Galaxus (Swiss), among other European online shops.
    • bought Toshiba HDDs (JP) instead of my usual WDs and Seagates (both U.S.)
    • switched about a dozen people and a company over to Linux (Mint)
    • expanded homelab services to allow others to ditch big tech offers.
    • growing determination and courage in others to switch away from harmful and/or hostile services, leading to the termination of several paid big tech subscriptions.
    • Etzello@midwest.socialEnglish
      1·
      17 hours ago

      How do you convince people to switch? I can’t even get people to switch from WhatsApp to signal (I know it’s American) but something so simple and easy to switch as a chat app, let alone an operating system. I feel like I’m losing my battle here with my peers

      • duncan_bayne@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        11 hours ago

        Chat apps are actually one of the hardest problems because they’re subject to severe network effects - why move to a platform where most of your social network isn’t?

    • sp3ctre@feddit.orgEnglish
      14·
      1 day ago

      Well done! Rather donate some money to your instance, instead of paying with your data.

      • rants_unnecessarily@piefed.socialEnglish
        10·
        1 day ago

        I just moved as well.

        I payed for a third party app to browse Reddit. Immediately after moving I ended that and started a recurring payment to piefed and summit for a little bit more in total.

    • spitard@jlai.luEnglish
      6·
      1 day ago

      Me too I didn’t know there was a Reddit alternative, so I was using RSS feeds—then someone mentioned Lemmy in a comment, so here I am. Now I just need to wipe out Visa, and my boycott will be complete

  • TDCN@feddit.dkEnglish
    1·
    14 hours ago

    Borght an Italien made coffee grinder from Eurika instead of American/Chinese made Ode one grinder. Been very happy with its performance

  • pixelpunk@feddit.orgEnglish
    4·
    20 hours ago

    Switched our company‘s Backup from Backblaze to Infomaniak (swiss). In addition to simple backup we really enjoy the cloud features for team collaboration (ksuite). Turns out that they offer excellent Email service as well (they offer a super essy email import tool, so the move of all coworker‘s emails was a breeze). And all that for less than what we paid at Backblaze for just backup. Best decision ever.

  • detren@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    3·
    19 hours ago

    Finally set up email forwarding from my gmail to my proton account (since I already pay for the vpn)

  • Tom Violence@lemmy.zipEnglish
    33·
    1 day ago

    I bought a pair of Mustangs (German brand) instead of buying new Converses, and I’m very pleased by them.

    A small win, but still a win.

    • NotJohnSmith@feddit.ukEnglish
      4·
      1 day ago

      Not as admirable but for the last year or so I have, when necessary, replaced my Nike sports gear with Adidas.

      I mention it ready for someone to say they’re American also :)