My point is that it's not end to end encryption. Everyone keeps promoting it like that when it's not, and like they finally solved the compromise between E2E and user convenience, when in fact they didn't.
Basically, it's Lavabit, but perhaps a little more secure than that in terms of regular threats. But an order like the one Lavabit obtained would force them to shut down, too (unless they agree to provide the backdoor), because it;s not E2E. If it was, such an order wouldn't have any power over them.
tl;dr ProtonMail is a competitor to Lavabit and Hushmail, not PGP.
Basically, it's Lavabit, but perhaps a little more secure than that in terms of regular threats. But an order like the one Lavabit obtained would force them to shut down, too (unless they agree to provide the backdoor), because it;s not E2E. If it was, such an order wouldn't have any power over them.
tl;dr ProtonMail is a competitor to Lavabit and Hushmail, not PGP.