To move to Linux or buy a new MacBook Air

[iHorseHead]

Hello!
I've been using my MacBook Air M1 8GB for the past…however long years, I got it when it was released. It's still working great, so all the worries of the SSD, Swap etc that kept me awake at nights have been useless.
What I do worry about though, is EU implementation of Chat Control. I don't have anything to hide, but I'm not just comfortable with anyone accessing my chats or anything like that, so I've been lately struggling here, because my birthday is coming up in January and I figured that macOS 27 will be the last release running on M1 (Just my prediction), so it's time to upgrade.

I'm thinking of either buying a new MacBook (or Mac mini, because I've only taken my laptop to me only once) or a PC and install Linux on it.
Not really sure and in the future I'd replace my iPhone with Google Pixel, because I find Android way more secure than iPhones. Especially after the news like:

A Man Allegedly Wiped His Phone At The Border. Now He Faces A First-Of-Its-Kind Case

A federal prosecution in Georgia is drawing national attention after U.S. authorities charged an American citizen with allegedly wiping his own smartphone during a border inspection. The incident set ...

www.yahoo.com

So GrapheneOS seems the way to go to, but there are many other Androids out there as well. I'm not really sure whether or not I should start slowly moving away from the Apple ecosystem and look for alternatives or stay and I know none of us can see the future and how Chat Control etc will influence the citizens of the EU.

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/california-moves-to-exempt-linux-from-its-upcoming-age-verification-law-after-backlash-over-forcing-operating-systems-to-collect-users-ages-amendment-proposed-by-the-same-lawmaker-who-wrote-the-original-law

There are many reasons why I'd like to try out Linux and Android, especially GrapheneOS, but part of me wants to stay with Apple. I don't know.

Have you guys ever thought about those things? What are your opinions on it?

 

[maflynn]

Have you guys ever thought about those things?

An operating system's job is run applications. What apps will you be running and are they available on Linux?

My PC is running linux (CachyOS), but I also use my M4 Max Studio, and if I had to choose between the two, I'd probably choose the Mac Studio for lots of reasons. I think Linux has lots of upsides, but I think Macs, and MacOS has more upsides

Given the rules on MR, I'm not going to discuss what the EU, or US may or may not do. Its up to you to discern if you feel you need to move off a platform because of that.

there are plenty of privacy minded Distros, that will give you the peace of mind you desire, but there's a cost to that peace mind, install/configuraiton may be harder, support can be a bit meager, less compatible apps, or the open source alternatives may be inferior.

I have no knowledge of GrapheneOS, other then its a privacy minded linux that is designed for phones. I suspect it will be meager in terms of what's available in apps, services, battery performance and overall ease of use. I've seen videos of it, but I have no first hand knowledge.

 

[maflynn]

I haven't watched this YT, but I do follow this YTer, I like her attitude, she's no nerdy techie, but someone who's like a normal person