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Degoogled /e/OS Pixel Tablet is more private than my iPad

by walterbell on 6/10/25, 5:08 AM with 13 comments

• by legacynl on 6/10/25, 7:54 AM

  > Many tablet users ... struggle to truly embrace an Android device. It's hard to escape the bloatware and Google-ification

  What does this mean? What is exactly hard about avoiding a preinstalled app? (possibly even disabling it?) Or does the author mean something else with the term 'bloatware'?

  What is 'Google-ification' in the context of a OS that is primarily developed by Google? Is it the same as 'Apple-ification' on an Apple-tablet?

• by jqpabc123 on 6/10/25, 7:06 AM

  While Apple may not sell your data if you opt out of tracking, it still knows your habits.

  I've seen this stated many times but no one ever seems to follow through with the logic.

  It takes time, effort and storage for Apple to "know your habits".

  In other words, this costs them money. Why would they spend money collecting data if they don't intend to monetize it in some way?

  It doesn't make sense does it? If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

• by AdmiralAsshat on 6/10/25, 8:45 PM

  Article feels like it was written by AI. It has exactly two talking points that it just repeats over and over: it's Android, but does not use Google apps. Something something, privacy, not an iPad, which is also known for more privacy, but even more privacy because this tablet is about privacy.