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[–] wuphysics87@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Add one more to the tally. Did the offer a reason?

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[–] Taevas@beehaw.org 12 points 2 days ago

For real? Man, at this rate, I might have to switch away from their products, I really hope they get their act together really really soon...

[–] Templa@beehaw.org 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Again??? Isn't this like, the third time they do this?

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[–] markvandijk@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago

I switched to StartMail, I'm officially done with ProtonMail. Are you even kidding me, how just how...

[–] Perhapsjustsniffit@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Elohim_Samael@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

So glad I moved away from Proton a few weeks ago. They seem to be going downhill.

[–] tiz@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago

I’m sad too. But I think it’s quite logical given people that use Mastodon probably already know or heard of proton. Marketing is particularly effective for people that don’t know of them (at least while they are small)

[–] JOMusic@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

I wonder if the "limited resources" are due to them potentially losing a whole load of customers recently.

You know, if their tech truly is as open-source as they market, then they've still contributed hugely to the ecosystem. If it turns out it's not actually operationally open-source, then this will be remembered in a hugely negative light.

Edit: I did just see their post about being impacted by the US spending cuts. I can't imagine Proton would be super happy about that administration at the moment. But then again, who knows these days.

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[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 1 points 1 day ago

What did they keep?

[–] Elrecoal19_0@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Man, I don't want to ditch Proton, it's the most competitive alternative to gmail Europe has afaik. Don't let perfect be the enemy of good, better to have a Trump supporting European company than a Trump supporting American company...

[–] Scrollone@feddit.it 11 points 2 days ago

I've read good things about Tuta.com (ex Tutanota). But I remember trying it before paying for Proton and I didn't like it that much... maybe it became better recently.

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