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Hey, @protonprivacy why so quiet? Are you accepting the challenge?

Background:

1. Proton's marketing team commented on our #deGoogle recommendation post on LinkedIn, complaining that we must list Proton Mail as well.
2. The entire marketing team upvoted their comment to make it go viral.
3. We replied, challenging them to publish a similar list with Tuta Mail included.
4. Our marketing team tried to upvote as well to make it go viral, but obviously we're not enough people 😅

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© Irina Marcopol - Community & Social Media Lead @ Proton | Storytelling | Brand Awareness So, let me get this straight Tuta team, you: + Included Proton Calendar which is part of Proton Mail, but excluded the later as your direct competitor > Included Proton Drive, although you're working on your own compe Tuta | Secure Email & Calendar replied: Irina Marcopol Spot on. Just publish a similar list including Tuta | Secure Email & Calendar and we'll include Proton Mail. Challenge accepted?
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Tuta

5. Now, Proton has gone quiet.

Link: linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:l…


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Joel

This is some stupid challenge. You had the initiative to post the list and they complained/commented that Proton mail was not included. It’s within their right and they are correct, Proton Mail is the only product that can be comparable to Tuta Mail.

You guys are competitors, not enemies, and should be focusing your energies on improving your own services instead of this. For the record, I use both Proton and Tuta and I am happy with both.

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charles mander

hey, long-time user here. I don't really understand this kind of behaviour from you. you were doing everything right, staying in the fediverse and all, and I don't see what good comes from stooping to their level. some of us stick with you instead of them because we don't agree with their aggressive marketing and somewhat sketchy practices. please consider backing down on this attitude and keeping up the good work.
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Professor Code

Honestly, I have to agree with a few others who have said the same thing. This isn't professional behavior.

I actually prefer Tuta over Proton as a service. However, I don't find it appropriate to see you all pick fights with your direct competitor so often.

Although you can choose which services you want to recommend, couldn't that post by Proton's marketing team been handled in a way that doesn't try to challenge and incite them?

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Roo E.

This online bickering comes off as childish and, as others remarked, unprofessional. Both parties here are making a case against American big tech monopolies and their inherent erosion of user privacy standards, with their respective products, so this adversarial posture is unwarranted and disadvantageous for our collective cause. I generally love your posts and online presence advocating for our pro-european and pro-privacy tech alternatives, but @protonprivacy do raise 1/3
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Roo E.

a valid point of not listing your direct e-mail competitors on an otherwise stellar roster. Not just @protonprivacy, but no mention of your fellow countrymen from Mailbox.org or Posteo. I get that advertising for your competitors might feel like shooting yourself in the foot, but none are big enough individually against the likes of Google or MS, and the reason we want to move away from these giants, is because we recognize the harms of monopolies and the benefits of healthy competition. 2/3
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