

I’m aware they are doing this, but don’t consider this a (big) problem. I personally don’t intend to change email hosts often, or ever if possible. As for mails I’m receiving, the number of contacts I have from there is negligible.
Also note that this is a non-issue when you’re using them to host mails for your own domain, which is also always an option at no extra cost.













They may be overblown, but when I have the option to select a provider that didn’t have an unhinged CEO, why wouldn’t I just select that option? I’m also sure that there are many people there that don’t share his ideology, but I’m making a decision for me, not them.
When you’re making a recommendation for (extended) family, this may change things. But my problem is with people just throwing this in as a default recommendation. Without any note or qualification.
Just cause it’s “better than Google” doesn’t make it good. These days that’s basically every thing that isn’t Google, meaning that’s an incredibly low bar.