I realize my title is confusing, when I say degoogle I really meant completely Open Source and private.
ipad with network disabled?
not feasible in my use case
apple backdoor is highly likely in my opnion
Of course I don't have any proof, but I would assume it runs camera and microphone without us knowing even when the network is disabled. The data is collected and processed locally and send to apple server when network is enabled
speech recognition is integrated in many app and sold to advertiser
I doubt apple could resist the temptation of money and the threat from government not to activate microphone and camera without us knowing
I don't disagree with your premise though. It's just incredibly difficult to get to Apple/Wacom levels of stylus precision and software refinement without a massive budget.
I mean, just look at GIMP: hugely capable software, but horrendous UX/UI...
I believe it, I would love an open source alternative. But like I said, any company/group/foundation/etc willing to pull this off would need a massive budge to get it to Wacom/Apple level of refinement. And by massive, I'm talking millions at the least in order to pay devs, do marketing (because people need to buy it to be viable), and probably a lot of other things I haven't considered.
hmm.. the only other choice i can think of is a surface pro with linux installed. I have a Surface Pro 4 and its stylus works pretty well with the surface-linux kernel, but it isn't as smooth as an iPad.
sorry, it feels good enough for me but I'm not a professional at all so idk. btw DON'T get the Surface Pro 4 that I have, it has numerous hardware issues like battery swelling and screen shaking. I'm thinking a more recent surface pro or lenovo yoga would do..