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Which proprietary software do you prefer over their open-source alternatives, and why? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by mayflower@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] arcrust@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I really care about my privacy. But I just can't break from SwiftKey keyboard. It's just so good. It's really unfortunate that it's owned by Microsoft.

[–] mortrek@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

If you are interested, there is this: https://github.com/erkserkserks/openboard

Not prefect but about as good as gboard imo

[–] Snowcap7567 1 points 1 year ago

You can block it's internet access, but I don't know if you would still get all features.