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European alternatives to Google, Apple, Dropbox and 120 US apps

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Re: European alternatives to Google, Apple, Dropbox and 120 US apps

#21
Uhhh, I don't think Ente is Norwegian? Yeah, they have an office in Norway, but I remember them starting from India --- Ente means 'mine' in Malayalam, a language spoken in Kerala, South India.

https://only-eu.eu/en/categories/foto-backup/ente-photos/

Also, their LinkedIn page shows that their HQ is Dover, Delaware, USA: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ente-com/about/

https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/ente-technologies

Which is interesting.

Re: European alternatives to Google, Apple, Dropbox and 120 US apps

#22
I’m working on a free and open-source invoice generator: https://easyinvoicepdf.com

- No sign-up, works entirely in-browser

- Live PDF preview + instant download

- VAT EU support

- Shareable invoice links

- Multi-language (10+) & multi-currency (100+)

- Multiple templates (incl. Stripe-style)

- Mobile-friendly

- QR code support

GitHub: https://github.com/VladSez/easy-invoice-pdf

Would love feedback, contributions, or ideas for other templates/features.

The project has no backend and is purely browser-based, but I’m based in Europe and developing the project here, so I consider it a European project.

PS: e-invoice is wip (Ksef, XRechnung, Factur-X)

Re: European alternatives to Google, Apple, Dropbox and 120 US apps

#23
Home page boldly claims:

    EuRopE dOeS iT BeTtEr.
There is literally a story trending on HN right now:

     Proton built Proton Meet to escape the CLOUD Act. They built it on CLOUD Act infrastructure. Their website promises "not even government agencies" can access your calls. The company routing them hands your call records to the government when asked. Proton hid them from their privacy policy.
This superiority complex needs to stop.

Source: https://www.sambent.com/proton-meet-isnt-what-they-told-you/

Re: European alternatives to Google, Apple, Dropbox and 120 US apps

#25
post #21

Uhhh, I don't think Ente is Norwegian? Yeah, they have an office in Norway, but I remember them starting from India --- Ente means 'mine' in Malayalam, a language spoken in Kerala, South India. https://only-eu.eu/en/categories/foto-backup/ente-photos/ Also, their LinkedIn page shows that their HQ is Dover, Delaware, USA: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ente-com/about/ https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/ente-tec…

> Ente means 'mine' in Malayalam, a language spoken in Kerala, South India.

It also means "duck" in German :-)

Re: European alternatives to Google, Apple, Dropbox and 120 US apps

#27
post #25
post #21

Uhhh, I don't think Ente is Norwegian? Yeah, they have an office in Norway, but I remember them starting from India --- Ente means 'mine' in Malayalam, a language spoken in Kerala, South India. https://only-eu.eu/en/categories/foto-backup/ente-photos/ Also, their LinkedIn page shows that their HQ is Dover, Delaware, USA: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ente-com/about/ https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/ente-tec…

> Ente means 'mine' in Malayalam, a language spoken in Kerala, South India. It also means "duck" in German :-)

Which is why, I believe, their logo is a duck :D

Re: European alternatives to Google, Apple, Dropbox and 120 US apps

#28
post #7

Pretty much the answer is Proton (mail, storage, password manager, VPN calendar, etc)

For mail, the answer is to own your domain. If you move away from (probably) Gmail, you don't want to lock yourself into an @proton.me. Get your domain, and use whatever provider you want (it can be Proton, but there are many others).

In Europe I like Migadu.

Re: European alternatives to Google, Apple, Dropbox and 120 US apps

#29

what was wrong with https://european-alternatives.eu/ ?

nothing wrong, everything right about a widespread push for alternative app stores. I mean come on!, users are fickle , and make choices in a new area based on factors that are unknown, except for one thing, bieng able to choose between almost indistinguishabe alternatives, and then promote and defend that choice with a ferocity that is mind boggling. Otherwise known as marketing 101.
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