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A while ago, when one of the Proton CEOs made some questionable statements, I terminated my Proton subscription. I liked Proton, having all the services I need in one place was nice and I wasn't sure whether I'd actually leave and had a year already paid left.

I thought about at least leaving my mail there, but 4-5€ / month just for mail isn't worth it in my opinion. And I'm very pissed that mail-forwarding and IMAP are premium features, something I probably should've found out way earlier. They want to lock me in, which is a dealbreaker for me.

So with that in mind, does someone know a fitting alternative? I'd of course still prefer a privacy-focused service and would be fine paying <= 2€.

€: Bonuspoints if there are no "special discounts" (discounts for commiting to a longer subscription are fine, what i mean is special deals for new customers or black friday deals, stuff like that)

€€: Going to give mailbox a shot, thanks everyone!

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[–] Vinstaal0@piefed.social 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

The tweet in kwestion: https://x.com/andyyen/status/1864436449942110660

I don''t believe in just two party politics. This whole debacle needs to move on. yeah, but I can't stand people deciding not to go with somebody because they agreed with one statement of a politcal figure (and doubled down).

[–] dieTasse@feddit.org 2 points 1 day ago

Yeah, so nothing new, as I said he praised one thing from the past and it was before all hell broke... We all make mistakes, I think we should just move on and not stir old dramas.

[–] Europellinore@europe.pub 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, that tweet aged well 🤦‍♂️

[–] Vinstaal0@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago

Yeah Andy is an idiot, even worse the post where he (they) doubled down on it