Name the best US to EU switch you have made so far

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Various really :

• reddit to lemmy
• Amazon to Galaxus (and various other shops)
• Calvin Klein to Armedangels

• x to mastodon (long before the movement, I guess when the Ewong had to let that sink in)
• reddit to lemmy
• google to ecosia
• google to mailbox (long before the movement)
• a google phone to GrapheneOS
• jotta cloud
• amazon to otto
• several food brands and consumer products

Sadly, there are several services I cannot switch yet, due to profession.

@JensSpahnpasta
- Google Workspace to Infomaniak
- first from Google Pixel -> Murena Fairphone, then Android to Sailfish OS
- not "to" but a new thing I am really happy with is my Prusa 3d printer
- Windows -> Linux (but that was already in 2013/2014)

Gmail to Mailbox.org. Whenever I'm using it to login somewhere I get reminded that no US corporation can steal or shutdown my identity.

Like a few here, microsoft to linux and reddit to fediverse.

Tidal to Qobuz, old spice to dove deodorant were all good but gillette razors to various safety razors has been the best I think.

• doomscrolling to fediversing;
• getting off Coca Cola and Pepsi Co. products (alternatives are both tastier and healthier, too many to list here, it will depend on where you live, anything from Fritz Cola and Green Cola through VitaminWell to your local kombucha brand);
• Google Photos and Dropbox to Koofr, I got two-in-one;
• Google Search to Karma/Ecosia.
• Google Translate to DeepL and Reverso Context (the latter being much more helpful if you actually want to learn);
• ChatGPT to Mistral and solidagent. Thinking you need a larger model is often like thinking you need a larger car: it really depends how you use it. With some brain power a smaller and less "reasoning" model might give you more to sieve through;
• Google Maps to Citymapper in Stockholm/other big cities (It was always JakDojade in Poland <3);
• it is not a change as much as an add-on, but getting Minimalist Phone on top of my Android (I hope I will get established in a de-Googled environment in a foreseeable future).

And possibly the biggest one: Divesting!!!

As my antivirus expires, I am looking forward to switch to Bitdefender. I've been avoiding most American non-digital services before. Using alternatives to credit cards in real life is annoying in Sweden, but I try my best. It is easy online, though.

Switched from OneDrive to NextCloud. It’s much better with Linux.

Streaming giants to piracy

Reddit to Lemmy

Iphone to volla quintus

Windows to Linux

So, how does sailfishOS on fairphone feel like?
My banking app (and its second factor app) are already fiddly with lineageos, so I'm really interested if you have any experiences to share.

Cloudflare >> Bunny.net

Gmail >> Tuta & Mailbox

• Windoof -> Linux
• WhatsApp -> Threema
• Google Mail -> Proton Mail + mail at hoster with my domain(s)
• Google Maps -> OpenStreetMap
• Google Drive -> Nextcloud
• [no social media] -> Fediverse
• GitHub -> Codeberg (partially)

Dropbox to Nextcloud. Saves me so much money every month and I way prefer the user experience.

Using alternatives to credit cards in real life is annoying in Sweden, but I try my best. It is easy online, though.
Wero is our Lord and Savior!

Windows to manjaro

Google suite to proton

Firefox to librewolf

Reddit to piefed

Barely used X but got mastodon anyway

iPhone to Fairphone with /e/os

iCloud Passwords to Bitwarden (EU)

• managed to move all my secrets completely out of there

Can't you pay with swish?