Yeah, cool, where’s the Linux client though?
They open sourced it, so it’s just a matter of time now. Linux is still a relatively small amount of their business though so they probably aren’t going to make it a priority in-house unfortunately. As a Linux user, I’m well aware that we’re still a vocal minority of users
At this point they should just let ppl customize a plan
I’m still on google for email and a bit of drive, calendar etc. I’ve been reading stuff about Proton with some interest as I’d like to ditch google. This doesn’t encourage me - what’s the point of a mobile only plan? Isn’t half the point of a cloud drive to allow sharing with other platforms? I’m just thinking aloud here - I could go read their offerings where I’d probably find that it’s their lowest entry level tier and they have less restrictive plans with clients for various platforms?
what’s the point of a mobile only plan?
The plan can only be bought on mobile(through playstore and app store).
Files are going to be accessible on all platforms.
So Proton introduces a service that requires a Google account, amazing /s
They seem to often be woefully unaware of who their demographic is…
Bit of an odd statement. It’s not as if all Proton users are hardcore privacy fanatics who use custom ROMs on their phone
Then what are they?
People that want a different storage/mail provider that isn’t Google, MS or Apple while still using the OS that came with the phone. Be it for privacy reasons or for not wanting to support their anticompetitive practices.
that isn’t Google, MS or Apple
You cant just say “companies that are not X, Y and Z” without further explanation. That doesn’t answer my question. People are not paying for something that is otherwise “free” for no reason.
It’s nice to have the option, but I feel like 20GB doesn’t really do much. Especially if it’s for storing photos.
It could be nice if they could set a $/GB price, so I could customise the amount of storage instead.
It’s for people who need more than 5GB but not 200GB. People in the developing world, or lower income brackets, who can’t afford 5-10 USD a month, or people who transfer photos offline instead of keeping their entire camera roll in the cloud.
