Did Google deliberately try to reduce the rankings of ProtonMail, a tiny rival to Google’s own Gmail service? Almost certainly not. Even Proton doesn’t seem to believe that. But the case highlights how Google’s problems with publisher, business and webmaster communication can hurt it as it faces challenges on antitrust grounds. What happened with Proton 

Proton Technologies is a Swiss-based company offering a secure, encrypted email service called ProtonMail. It might be an attractive...
[continue reading...]Did Google deliberately try to reduce the rankings of ProtonMail, a tiny rival to Google’s own Gmail service? Almost certainly not. Even Proton doesn’t seem to believe that. But the case highlights how Google’s problems with publisher, business and webmaster communication can hurt it as it faces challenges on antitrust grounds. What happened with Proton 

Proton Technologies is a Swiss-based company offering a secure, encrypted email service called ProtonMail. It might be an attractive...
[continue reading...]Did Google deliberately try to reduce the rankings of ProtonMail, a tiny rival to Google’s own Gmail service? Almost certainly not. Even Proton doesn’t seem to believe that. But the case highlights how Google’s problems with publisher, business and webmaster communication can hurt it as it faces challenges on antitrust grounds. What happened with Proton 

Proton Technologies is a Swiss-based company offering a secure, encrypted email service called ProtonMail. It might be an attractive...
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