Re:Ik.me: a free email address for life developed and hosted...
by shiftpgdn on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @02:04AM
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There is no such thing as a free lunch. How does this company intend to monetize this product? Email (and photos) are things people highly depend on.
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Re:Ik.me: a free email address for life developed and hosted...
by quattrofan on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @02:07AM
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This is in that link “Our business model is about safeguarding data, not selling it. We’re developing our own ecosystem so we never have to compromise on our values. No personal data is analysed or resold to third parties. Our free services such as SwissTransfer, kMeet and ik.me are financed by our paid products and contribute to extending Infomaniak’s reach.” Marc Oehler, COO at Infomaniak"
Re:Ik.me: a free email address for life developed and hosted...
by mattmanser on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @02:14AM
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So, selling your email content and personal data when he sells his company in 5 years time?
Re:Ik.me: a free email address for life developed and hosted...
by rusticpenn on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @02:27AM
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Its apparently a 20 year old company, which is pretty old by internet standards.
Re:Ik.me: a free email address for life developed and hosted...
by teva on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @03:31AM
(#25121346)
Exactly. I don't know what are everyone talking about. It's one of the biggest, if not the biggest, hosting provider here in Europe. It's older than Google.
Re:Ik.me: a free email address for life developed and hosted...
by archerx on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @03:28AM
(#25121338)
old != not shady.
Re:Ik.me: a free email address for life developed and hosted...
by rusticpenn on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @06:31AM
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My parent comment was talking about "him" selling the company in 5 years. Your argument does not work against that specific point.