Just a short personal progress report after roughly one year going european:
Changes:
- Google search -> ecosia
- Gmail -> proton mail
- Google drive -> proton drive
- Google calendar -> family wall
- Google photos -> zeitkapsl
- Google authenticator -> aegis
- Amazon -> kaufland marketplace
- Reddit -> fediverse (lemmy)
- Pixel (because it stopped working) -> fairphone
- Paypal -> sepa/wero/klarna
Quit without alternative:
- Disney+
Still using:
- Netflix (want to finish “better caul saul”)
- Google maps (too convenient for searching restaurants and shops)
- Steam
Of course I am also conscious about groceries or other material purchases.
Organic Maps (OM) and other OSM-based stuff works well for restaurants etc. but the OM-algorithm for finding the best route could be better
What about “here wego”. They seem to have the same osm data. Maybe with better route planning?
Here WeGo is proprietary and not based on OpenStreetMap, but given that it’s the only option in the U.S. with live traffic data that didn’t stoop to renaming the Gulf of Mexico with fascist propaganda, it’s the one I’ve been using.
If you want to support European companies then Here is apparently majority owned by a group of German companies (Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Bosch, Continental) with 15% owned by Intel and the remaining 31% owned by Japanese companies (Mitsubishi, NTT, Pioneer).
I’ve been experimenting with Here Wego. It’s not quite Google Maps, but it’s not bad and has a lot of nice features like live public transport info. Perhaps the thing I like least is that its information about businesses seems to come from TripAdvisor, which is a shame because I find that site a bit unreliable
Gonna give it a try.