Though there is usually a counterpoint to most individual points, I found that my perception changed much in the same way. Like the author, I couldn't even gras

Though there is usually a counterpoint to most individual points, I found that my perception changed much in the same way. Like the author, I couldn't even grasp the idea of how people were giving up so much control of their devices / computers. The irony is that given the amount of spyware/crapware on Windows and foisted upon you when using Android, I actually feel more 'in control' of my computing experience than I ever did before. The major thing that helped me take the jump was the presence of macports or homebrew - I love having a ton of open source software available on my Mac within essentially one command.