You know.. this is not a bad idea at all. Privacy companies partnering with other privacy forward companies to sell each other’s products at a discount if you’re already paying or will begin paying for one.
This might actually encourage more to do the same and aid people in making their own privacy suite of tools/products they use or may want to use at a small discount. It’s a decent incentive.
But it’s also high time Proton starts offering custom plans for the select number of tools/products a user wants and only pay for that. Not everyone wants Unlimited, as much of a great deal/value it may be if used well.
Saw Tuta announce this on social media and I 1000% agree with you. More privacy companies should do this, just like more privacy companies should join the Proxy Store, and support other anonymous third party payment options like Cake Pay.
That being said, I can imagine some companies being reluctant to do this if it’s too similar to the discounts they offer new paying users every year. Personally, I think the discounts offered via collaborations between privacy companies should match or be better than the ones offered by privacy companies on their own. But that’s just my opinion. They should also make sure that the discounts are private, in that your Tuta account is never linked to your Ente account.
I’m all for bundled subscriptions, but I also want to specify that when I advocate for Proton allowing multiple subscriptions under the same I account, it should be any combination of subscriptions in any number. Meaning that they shouldn’t force you to subscribe to Proton Mail Plus, Proton Pass, and Proton VPN (3 products), if you just want Proton Mail Plus and Proton Pass Plus (2 products). I am not even asking for a discount. I Just want to be able to pay for exactly what I want under the same account.
I have been hammering this point so many times, and I’m surprised that some people think Proton not allowing it is acceptable. I maintain that, to me, it smacks of enshittification and a dark pattern.
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Honestly much prefer this to companies that try to build their own ecosystem of apps, because ultimately that model tends to end up with all the individual apps not getting the attention they need from the company.
Wow, does this work with the other Ente partnerships? If so you could get a Tuta subscription and:
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A one year 25% Ente discount.
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A 3 month free trial to Kagi Search Professional via their Ente partnership.
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A 10% lifetime discount to Notesnook via their Kagi partnership.
If a few other companies join the pseudo-ecosystem I might just go for these frienship deals instead of a proton account.