At least the AI runs locally, as opposed to sending everything to someone else’s computer for processing. Local translation in Firefox actually works quite well.

Also, the user experience is also bound to be much better when a manufacturer provides a tested and supported operating system, especially for “non-experts” for whom a terminal is an arcane inscription tablet.

There is a difference with adding an instance and accessing it that way (via their API - bypassing the server you signed up on) and via federation using the server you signed up on. Only in the latter case can you vote using the account already registered.

Try using the search feature to access the community via federation (e.g. “!cats@lemmy.world”) rather than adding the instance directly.