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It’s not that easy to leave Google or Apple. As an example I wanted to leave iCloud and stop paying storage tax for Apple. But they have made it almost impossib
by sajithdilshan 2mo ago
It’s not that easy to leave Google or Apple. As an example I wanted to leave iCloud and stop paying storage tax for Apple. But they have made it almost impossible to migrate the photos. There is no API to download the photos programmatically and the only way is to sync all the photos to MacBook and then move it. However, the photos are close to 1TB of storage and my MacBook doesn’t have enough storage to sync all those photos locally.
Same goes for Gmail. I have used my Gmail address for countless services and it’s almost part of my official identity. The benefits of moving away from Gmail doesn’t justify the effort I have to put in
- distances 2mo ago> I have used my Gmail address for countless services and it’s almost part of my official identity. This has been a topic for over a decade now, I think. People have been recommending getting your own domain. Best time to do that was ten years ago, and the second best is today.