I’m mad because it used to be great years ago. You could pick a specific tier for each service, so you could get the top mail tier and the middle VPN one for example, plus some features were optional add-ons independent of the plan. It was really modular and transparent
You can still do that. When they released Unlimited some modular options became more expensive than Unlimited, but included the same thing, so those were removed (because at that point you should just use Unlimited). This was pro-consumer, and most companies do the opposite. As far as I’m aware they have never removed features that used to exist, and their plans have only gotten cheaper (when accounting for inflation, and comparing to all other tech corpos). You can’t expect to continue paying the $2 you were paying for mail in 2015 forever.
Proton pricing system is pure shit, its like dynamic scam and changes based on your location and which app you use.
If you go through the website you get a different discount than the app market.
Proton needs transparency when it comes to pricing.
Note: hey proton stop shoving expensive bundles for apps i don’t use.
I’m mad because it used to be great years ago. You could pick a specific tier for each service, so you could get the top mail tier and the middle VPN one for example, plus some features were optional add-ons independent of the plan. It was really modular and transparent
You can still do that. When they released Unlimited some modular options became more expensive than Unlimited, but included the same thing, so those were removed (because at that point you should just use Unlimited). This was pro-consumer, and most companies do the opposite. As far as I’m aware they have never removed features that used to exist, and their plans have only gotten cheaper (when accounting for inflation, and comparing to all other tech corpos). You can’t expect to continue paying the $2 you were paying for mail in 2015 forever.
Well they are a for profit company
They are not. They transitioned to a non-profit foundation. https://proton.me/blog/proton-non-profit-foundation
You are incorrect. Proton is a for profit company with non-profit as the majority shareholder. From the article
Proton seems to be more than happy to let people think they are now a non-profit though, which is what bothers me.
You do know that transparent clear pricing is also a model for profit.