Yeah, I hate that spying part the most too. Not to mention their constant ability to access the machine and, in fact, being able to do whatever they want to do.
However, there is one thing I would like to ask you regarding Ubuntu, and what is my main problem when such other OS would be in question. How do you overbridge the 'problem' when you need to use different programs which are mainly built for Windows? (Some are not even available for Mac, although it's less and less the case but still existing.)
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