I think I will opt to not belive they are not collecting.

Google been caught time and time again doing shady stuff and enabling evil features by default with some obscure optout mechanism either added later or only after been caught.

At this point the burden of proof is on them

I assume any device with such a capability is doing so until proven otherwise.

I tend to agree.

Google been caught time and time again adding anti consume features and enabling by default with some obscure optout mechanism either added later or only after been caught.

At this point the burden of proof is on them.

Isn't that what android does all the time?

ok

this is from statcounter.
I mean - I like the numbers, but I doubt their validity:
https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide/#monthly-200901-202608

i think consumer models update automatically.

not sure but I updated mine nonetheless

Those are exactly same products that are sold on Amazon.
You can buy exactly these same opnsense devices from Amazon.

Also I'm not sure what it was 10 years ago. But these days mini PCs is how most people homelab. 10w idle and enough firepower typically for most tasks.
Obviously pick modern AMD cpu and some fast nvme drive. Can't beat minis

Nowadays I think most homelabbers are buying those n150 mini PCs from AliExpress. Specifically for opnsense

I think. Most likely they going to be outcompeted by china.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-27/why-china-s-deepseek-qwen-and-moonshot-are-a-worry-for-us-ai-rivals

I dislike tailscale for not having normal authentication.
And then you can't switch auth provider, I can't get rid of GitHub account login - it's honestly infuriating.

Opencloud instead of nextcloud

On my websites I see 90-95 percents mobile traffic. There is just no desktop usage anymore.
Since Ms lost mobile game , - I can only imagine they are loosing badly now as Linux can absolute easily replace it. Can't wait for oems shipping it.

Good point about critical mass. It doesn't need to take 50%. You know, and the fact that windows is not as gateable as mobile platforms. There are 2-3 reasonable alternatives so it's much harder to stop the bleed. I wish we had alternatives on mobile

Nope. Never use telegram.
You can get banned out of the blue and just lose all the contacts.

Never touching that

Would absolutely advise against telegram. They have your phone number and you have 0 privacy. There is 0 support. If you are banned - there is nowhere to file complaint and you just lose all your contacts.

I use signal. It's not bad

Tied to your phone number. Cannot use without phone number - result is automatic 0 privacy.
Another issue - there is absolutely 0 recourse if they ban you, there is no support you can email, there Is absolutely nothing. So if you have a family group there and telegram banned you - you are out of options entirely other than switching phone number and device.
Don't touch that garbage platform with a 60ft pole.

Whatever you do - don't use telegram.

Why? Show is great.