Good time to switch to a European mail provider Tuta with their 62% discount.
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Tuta is a end-to-end-encryption mail and calendar provider. They recently wrote a good blog-post about changing to european services.
*for the first year of the subscription only.
Exactly, get you locked in then you pay full price at renewal
I'm sorry, but did you expect them to give you 62% off permanently?
Yes? It's not uncommon to see discounts stick for the life of the sub. It locks people in because they don't want to lose that sweet deal, sometimes even if there's a cheaper/more appropriate package elsewhere.
Well, no, I'm just pointing out that it's a marketing tactic. Still a great deal if you were planning on purchasing that plan anyway.