Strypey<p>If I was buying a new laptop, instead of giving money to grApple, I'd probably give it to a more collaborative company, like;</p><p>* <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/Pine64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pine64</span></a> (<span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@pine64eu" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>pine64eu</span></a></span>)</p><p>* <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/Framework" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Framework</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@frameworkcomputer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>frameworkcomputer</span></a></span>)</p><p>* <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/MNT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MNT</span></a> Research (<span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mntmn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mntmn</span></a></span>)</p><p>* <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/Purism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Purism</span></a> (<span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.librem.one/@purism" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>purism</span></a></span>)</p><p>... or one of the companies listed here;</p><p><a href="https://linuxpreloaded.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">linuxpreloaded.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>For a laptop that serves the interests of me and mine. Unlike grApple's digital handcuffs, or those of anyone still collaborating with BorgSoft's enshittification of the once-open "PC" (x86).</p><p>(2/?)</p>