Star@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoProton and Standard Notes are joining forcesproton.meexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.mlprivacyguides@lemmy.one
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkProton and Standard Notes are joining forcesproton.meStar@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square14fedilinkcross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.mlprivacyguides@lemmy.one
minus-squareEncrypt-Keeper@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-23 months agoI like Proton and it’s good for us as users that Proton are adding to their service offerings. But hiding what you’re doing behind corporate cute-speak like this is cringe. You’re not “joining forces”, you acquired them.
minus-square乇ㄥ乇¢ㄒ尺ㄖ@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoI think in the context of open source software, saying “joining forces” is acceptable
minus-squareEncrypt-Keeper@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-23 months agoIt’s in the context of one private company purchasing another private company. There is no “we, Proton and Standard Notes” it’s now “Us, Proton”.
I like Proton and it’s good for us as users that Proton are adding to their service offerings.
But hiding what you’re doing behind corporate cute-speak like this is cringe. You’re not “joining forces”, you acquired them.
I think in the context of open source software, saying “joining forces” is acceptable
It’s in the context of one private company purchasing another private company. There is no “we, Proton and Standard Notes” it’s now “Us, Proton”.