My main question here is about Proton Drive. I’m pretty stunned that on my Linux Mint install, I am still unable to use Proton Drive without some sort of irritating third party tool that breaks consistently. It’s weird to me that Proton, a herald of privacy, does not even have a half running version for Linux at this point, and their users are expected to run off of Windows or MacOS. I wish that they had even a half baked version of it like they do with Proton VPN, as something is better than nothing.
I know Linux has a very small userbase compared to the other two, but I feel like there would be a MUCH higher overlap between Linux users and Proton users. I love Mint, and it’s my favorite operating system I’ve ever used, but I find myself constantly picking up my MacBook because all the files are just…there.
It’s purely pragmatic, there are simply not a lot of Linux users out there combined with a lack of talented developers that specialize in Linux development.
Also, I figure that a significant number of Linux users are also technical/interested enough to self-host their own cloud storage anyways.
It’s a tough combination to have in this space. If you want some answer to your question, I guess that Proton is betting on marketing their products (and privacy in general) to new users who are just starting this journey.
I suppose that makes sense. I technically have the resources to self host from my NAS, but I hate battling sign-in issues on Windows and Mac to it, Synology Drive is a pain, etc.