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Re:Proton is transitioning towards a non-profit structure by xinayder on Monday June 17, 2024 @10:57AM (#40706232)
This is interesting, but still a bit worrying that they reserved the right of doing an IPO if they "feel like we need more resources to fight for an open internet".

I would say I'd like to believe they are being truthful to their words, but I find it hard to believe they have a non-profit stance when they shove ads about their own products on your inbox by default, having annoying popups and trying to push you to upgrade your Proton plan.

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Re:Proton is transitioning towards a non-profit structure by layer8 on Monday June 17, 2024 @01:27PM (#40708362)
A nonprofit doesn’t mean that profits aren’t pursued, it means that any profits have to be put to the organization’s purpose instead of flowing to private beneficiaries.
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Re:Proton is transitioning towards a non-profit structure by whoopdedo on Monday June 17, 2024 @02:42PM (#40709418)
But what about when the organization's purpose is to assist a private beneficiary, namely the for-profit arm of the corporation? If the non-profit only does work for one client, is it really a separate entity?
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