Is there a https://killedbygoogle.com/ equivalent for startups that promised 'forever'/'lifetime' service and then shut down a few years later?
Who said it's a startup? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infomaniak
Ik.me: a free email address for life developed and hosted in Switzerland
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Re: Ik.me: a free email address for life developed and hosted in Switzerland
#32Earlier quoted context omitted.
It is not easy to do something 'lifetime' obviously. I set out to create a service 'for life'[0], it is 15 years old next year, it has loyal clients and it's getting an update (rewrite, modern skin, app, modern features, launching 1/1/'21) for it's 15th birthday. But although I promise never to sell (out; no ads, no data sales etc) and have the entire product (source etc) in escrow, anyone can break their word + cont…
Off topic, but wow that loads fast! Let's hope that the "modern rewrite" doesn't slow it down too much ;) On topic - kudos for being free. There must be a threshold where a company that's "free forever" can be thought of as being there for the long haul, and I think 15 years definitely cuts it!
I have some 'sponsoring clients' luckily.
They are telling me for years to make a paid plan and that was always the idea. Maybe it's 15th birthday is good for that too.
Re: Ik.me: a free email address for life developed and hosted in Switzerland
#33Is there a https://killedbygoogle.com/ equivalent for startups that promised 'forever'/'lifetime' service and then shut down a few years later?
It is not easy to do something 'lifetime' obviously. I set out to create a service 'for life'[0], it is 15 years old next year, it has loyal clients and it's getting an update (rewrite, modern skin, app, modern features, launching 1/1/'21) for it's 15th birthday. But although I promise never to sell (out; no ads, no data sales etc) and have the entire product (source etc) in escrow, anyone can break their word + cont…
Quite some commitment. When do you plan to retire?
Re: Ik.me: a free email address for life developed and hosted in Switzerland
#34Mmm, "privacy-friendly". It asks for a phone number (it's mandatory during sign up), which can only be obtained with an official ID...
privacy !== anonymity
Privacy is the control to choose what kind of things about yourself you would like to expose.
If that control is gone there is no privacy.
Re: Ik.me: a free email address for life developed and hosted in Switzerland
#35With 20 GB of storage, this Swiss-made messaging system allows you to repatriate and store the emails of a lifetime. Access to kDrive with 3 GB of storage is also included for photos and online collaboration on Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents. Currently restricted to Swiss citizens, this offer will soon be extended to the whole of Europe. For further details: https://news.infomaniak.com/en/free-swiss-email-addre…
Citizens (like you write here), or residents (like what it says on the website)? 25% of Swiss residents are not citizens (i.e. they have a permit to live in the country but hold a foreign passport), so that's an important distinction.
Re: Ik.me: a free email address for life developed and hosted in Switzerland
#36Earlier quoted context omitted.
It is not easy to do something 'lifetime' obviously. I set out to create a service 'for life'[0], it is 15 years old next year, it has loyal clients and it's getting an update (rewrite, modern skin, app, modern features, launching 1/1/'21) for it's 15th birthday. But although I promise never to sell (out; no ads, no data sales etc) and have the entire product (source etc) in escrow, anyone can break their word + cont…
Quite some commitment. When do you plan to retire?
I am not planning to retire. I tried retirement after I sold my company and I really did not like it. I might step out of computing, however that does not exclude running this. Also I have good friends who are helping. I would say we can revisit this topic here in at least 15-20 years and it'll still run (and probably will need a new skin ;) ).
Re: Ik.me: a free email address for life developed and hosted in Switzerland
#37This offer is currently only available in Switzerland and requires a Swiss phone number.
It's a standard KYC-based e-mail service.
Re: Ik.me: a free email address for life developed and hosted in Switzerland
#38Re: Ik.me: a free email address for life developed and hosted in Switzerland
#39Tutanota is a very good alternative too.
Re: Ik.me: a free email address for life developed and hosted in Switzerland
#40No matter what you use for hosting, make sure your email address is on a domain name you own.