It depends on where you are. Here in Germany Google Maps is kind of trash for public transport as it doesn’t have every connection available. The Bahn and the local providers have better systems.

Did you manage to cut or phase Microsoft out?

On my personal devices, yes. My main computer has been running on Linux since 2024 and that was a pleasant experience. Everything works. I also do my gaming on the SteamDeck, which also is awesome and does work without any bigger issues. I played some games that were published by publishers that since have been bought by Microsoft. I have no personal Microsoft account , no OneDrive, nothing.

its advisory board includes former German Vice-Chancellor and Swiss citizen Philipp Rösler

Yeah, my interest totally evaporated. Rösler really has no good track record as a politican and his party was so unpopular that it went from being in the government to being voted out of the Bundestag. Interesting to see him pop up there, but I will stay with Lemmy/Mastodon