It doesn’t seem proton is neglecting their core apps, instead it seems they are getting more people, so each service has enough people. proton.me/careers
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eating3645@lemmy.world 2 months agoThe issue is that they’re neglecting their core apps in favor of expanding their portfolio. There’s nothing wrong with creating these apps, but it should not be done until the core apps are industry leading and extremely refined.
The developers they used to create this wallet could have been used to fix protonmail bugs, or to bring protonvpn on Linux up to snuff. There’s still no first party CLI for Linux boxes, for example.
GreenStar@lemmy.world 2 months ago
HKayn@dormi.zone 2 months ago
So why does Proton work on multiple products at the same time? Simply because:
- throwing more bodies at existing efforts has a point of diminishing returns and then a point when it even becomes counterproductive
- given the lengthy minimum time it takes to perfect services, starting earlier lets us deliver more to the community over the long term
That’s why we bring new services to market earlier than some of you would like, but I can also say that it’s never done if we believe it would compromise an existing effort.
Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 2 months ago
I will say, I disagree with this perspective as a developer.
Adding more people doesn’t inherently make the product better. You can have too many cooks in the kitchen and too many people stepping on each other’s toes.
It’s like the saying 9 women can’t make a baby in a month.
I think the other apps are moving at a reasonable pace. Though I do wish they’d put some more people on Linux desktop apps… Maybe even a Linux distribution “Proton OS” could be very interesting.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
I don’t see much value in a “Proton OS,” there are already more than enough Linux distros to choose from. But better Linux compat is always welcome, I’d much rather see them put resources there than on a distro.
todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Found the n00b.