Calling it a “plan” is quite generous.

The simple answer is: They can’t.

I’d love to switch to Apple Music. I wish it’s let you add an artist to your library instead of individually doing all their albums.

It’s not hard to understand what was happening.

• I follow Person A and Person A follows me on Instagram
• Person A signs up for Threads before me
• I sign up for Threads after
• Because we already follow each other on Instagram, Threads automatically made Person A follow me

The issue with the EU is you can’t mingle and mix user data from two separate services.

I’ve been keeping (opened) bottles of ketchup in the cupboard all my life. It’s full of vinegar. It’s never gone bad, tasted off or made me get sick. I prefer room temperature ketchup over cold ketchup.

The cost is hardly in the software. It’s for the support and setup. Even if governments switch to Linux, they’d need some sort of support contract in place with a vendor.