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I am Very Disappointed By Proton (proton.me)

submitted 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) by cosmos_853@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I didn't expected this kind of thing to show up today.
I don't want to use a vibecode slop that isnt tested by real humans.
I just want a secure and privacy respecting email not ai slop.
Good Bye Proton I am Not Happy With You

Any Suggestion ?

I want drive and calender support
Made by humans not slop machine.
FOSS
May Be a Linux Client Support

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[–] pilotcoder@lemmy.world 19 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (2 children)

I don't even get what "left behind" even really means here? It's not like they're at the cutting edge of some winner takes all race, they're building already established tech (email, cloud storage, etc.) based on a specific ideology (privacy), and all they already have enough momentum and brand recognition to just continue riding the current privacy-tech wave. I just don't get why they felt the need to rock the boat with drama like this. This whole saga just reads too much like VC backed "move fast and break things" mindset which would put a sizeable chunk of their core customer base off the product

[–] shifty@leminal.space 2 points 49 minutes ago

Which is ridiculous because of the non-profit majority shareholder. What the hell happened at Proton after this announcement in 2024?

"...community is the most important thing to us, and we want to ensure that Proton continues to faithfully serve the community for the next 10 years and beyond. To achieve this goal, I, as Proton’s founder, joined together by Jason Stockman (Proton’s co-founder) and Dingchao Lu (Proton’s first employee), have jointly endowed the non-profit Proton Foundation through a donation of Proton shares. These transfers and commitments from the foundation founders make the Proton Foundation the primary shareholder of Proton and make irrevocable our wish that Proton remains in perpetuity an organization that places people ahead of profits."

[–] underisk@lemmy.ml 5 points 5 hours ago

Profit must always increase at an exponential rate or your company is a failure. Sustainability is death to these psychos.