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  • I am aware of telemetry, yes.

    Even if we ignore your continued conflation of Word and Microsoft 365, I suspect you have nothing to support your assertion that Word transmits the content of your document files to Microsoft.

    Realistically this whole exchange is moot. A medical providers use of patient data management software in no way constitutes a “release” of data to that software provider as the person I originally replied to seemed to think.

    Perhaps you’ll have an opportunity to administer a tenant someday and that’ll give you a better understanding.


  • So I am not being willfully ignorant. I work with both daily.

    Then you’re just being ignorant.

    O365, which is actually Microsoft 365 now, is a suite of productivity software as well as collaboration and cloud-based services.

    Word is a word processing program. They are not the same and use of Word does not equate to O365.

    You should know this. Just like you should know that a business using a piece of software, such as a medical facility using Epic’s patient data management tools, does not equate to patient data being “released” to Epic.

    Since you seem to be struggling with the concept perhaps a different example would be easier for you?

    Just because you get an MRI doesn’t mean the data collected for the MRI is “released” to GE.








  • If they would have spent the same amount of money

    They did spend the same because they were getting the deal phones from their provider. You’ll have to bear in mind this switch was about 10 years ago.

    I think what you’re saying contributes to why this Android/Apple discussion is still going on.

    The level of Android device varies based on cost affecting the experience. If you buy an Apple you don’t have that issue because all their devices run relatively the same and are expensive. They don’t have a “cheap” option.


  • because having access to iMessage - and now right-colored bubbles - is a big part of why Americans go Apple to begin with.

    Do you have something supporting this? I was the only iPhone user in my family years ago, now everyone in my family has one. They switched because their Androids were slow, buggy and had issues. Over time they decided to try iPhones and now their perception of iPhone is that it just works better and smoother than Android.

    I think some go Apple for status, but still others go with it because they’ve personally had a better experience. For older people there’s probably also an element of support from their younger family. If their kids, grandkids etc. have iPhones then they can get help from them because they’re familiar with the device.

    I use an iPhone and many other Apple products because I work in IT. I get tired of troubleshooting other people’s tech issues and I can come home and my Apple stuff all just works. I don’t think it’s the best, I actually have a Windows gaming computer and an Ubuntu box as a home server but the Apple ecosystem works well together and means I’m not still wearing my IT hat at home all the time.

    The teen bullying is a social problem but it’s not that different than Starter jackets when I was in elementary school, branded sports apparel (particularly Nike) when I was in middle school, and having a pager when I was in high school.

    I don’t really care what color the bubbles are when I send messages, as long as the go through.




  • I totally agree and understand the use case. That plays into that more in depth type of self hosting most here do. All I have is storage via Synology, and Pi-hole, smart home controls and a media server in separate containers.

    My use case is strictly QoL improvements that my wife would either just live without or switch to a more conventional, easy to use setup for her.


  • $208,063.88

    This would pay off our mortgage and we could dump that monthly payment into saving for retirement.

    However, if the question was how much do we need then it would be $0. We are far more fortunate than many.

    If there was a line of all the people in this comment section waiting to get whatever amount they need I’d be one of those continuously moving to the back to let others go first.

    I hope you all find improved quality of life, even if it’s not through some financial windfall!


  • I don’t self host to the extent many here seem too but I have had the same thought and joked with my wife about it.

    Ultimately everything I’ve setup I’ve done in part because it’s my hobby and it interests me. When I’m gone my family will revert to whatever they’d normally be doing without me, because they don’t have interest in it like I do.



  • What is your comment supposed to mean?

    It’s supposed to mean I can’t speak for the country or all the Guyanese people based on my limited, anecdotal experience with one family.

    I’m not informed on the regional geopolitics, I’ve never been there. Hell, I had to look up the appropriate demonym because I couldn’t remember if it was Guyanese or Guyanan.

    It makes me sad to see this and think that people who were so nice and exposed me to Guyanese culture, a country I hadn’t even known existed and would have guessed was in South Asia, might see their cultural home attacked.

    It’s supposed to mean I don’t know what I don’t know and I’m not comfortable making assumptions or inferences when I’m not informed.

    Seems like that’s not a problem you have.