Also depends how the other clock is broken, if we're this picky about it.
shrugal
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Remember that this is how every service you sign up for works. What's special about Fediverse services is that they synchronize posts between the instances, other than that they work like any other website or app.
Remove yes but not transition it to a new instance
I don't see how this is worse than completely removing or taking over your account.
If it's easy to migrate an account then it would be possible for an admin of a rogue instance or even just a rogue admin of a perfectly fine instance to take your account.
This is the case right now. Admins of your instance have full control over your account. They can remove it or lock you out at any point if they want to.
Also, appart from the obvious restrictions, businesses can structure their prices however they like.
Apparently ChatGPT is really good as a personal tutor. You can ask it specific questions and it will answer with detailed tutorials and step-by-step guides.
While this is probably still true, I doubt it's a big factor when talking about mass adoption.
I won't buy Apple hardware as long as they keep being absolute dicks in the tech and app world. It's a shame really, because they build awesome devices, but I would feel bad everytime I use them.
Also they are much more restricted in many aspects (e.g. sideloading!), so it would be a downgrade for me.
I doubt it. While the server to server communication is standardized with ActivityPub, the server to client (app) communication isn't. This means different Fediverse apps have different APIs to login, fetch and create posts and so on. It's unlikely that we'll ever have a standard API here, because the apps work diffently and have different needs for their APIs. Maybe some kind of common denominator, but that probably wouldn't be feature complete on most apps.
So the one app to rule them all would have to created custom API Implementations and UIs for every Fediverse app, which would be a loooot of work and probably a worse experience than specialized apps.
That's why picking the right instances is important, to make sure it's not some random person in their basement. Read the about pages of the instances, see what they publish about their operations. The people behind the .world instances regularly blog about what they are doing, spending and earning for example. Some are even run by non-profits. I personally feel much better with those kinds of people running a service I rely on, instead of a company that talks to me only through their marketing department and first and foremost wants to maximize profits.
But that's also exactly my point. You should be able to transfer your account to another instance, so you're not stuck if the one you picked turns out to be bad or has to be shut down.