Dan SimmonsA to Linux and Tech NewsEnglish • 2 months agoProton Drive client is (finally) coming to Linux - OMG! Ubuntuwww.omgubuntu.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square17arrow-up177arrow-down15
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minus-squareScratchlinkfedilinkEnglish-5•2 months agoSometimes that’s the case, but Proton have free tiers, so new customers can just cost more money on top of the cost to acquire them.
minus-square@Tiresia@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglish5•2 months agoThey are a corporation in capitalism. Please stop being facetious.
minus-squareScratchlinkfedilinkEnglish-2•2 months agoMarket share and user metrics are also valuable. But give no direct revenue, in fact for free customers they continue to cost the corp money.
minus-square@Tiresia@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglish3•2 months agoAnd what does “valuable” mean, in this context?
minus-squareScratchlinkfedilinkEnglish-1•2 months agoIt is of benefit to the company, I guess? I think you have pegged me as a pro capitalist. Let me assure you to the contrary.
Sometimes that’s the case, but Proton have free tiers, so new customers can just cost more money on top of the cost to acquire them.
They are a corporation in capitalism. Please stop being facetious.
Market share and user metrics are also valuable.
But give no direct revenue, in fact for free customers they continue to cost the corp money.
And what does “valuable” mean, in this context?
It is of benefit to the company, I guess?
I think you have pegged me as a pro capitalist. Let me assure you to the contrary.