Proton Sets Its Sights on Big Tech With a New Office Suite and Video Conferencing App

Is there life after Microsoft, Google and Zoom? Proton says yes. The Swiss company on Tuesday launched Workspace, an office suite that puts all of its “privacy-first services,” including VPN, email, document creation and a new video conferencing tool, under one roof.

The company said it’s a way for businesses to “break free from Big Tech dependency and take back complete control of their data.” Workspace is an alternative to Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, which also have the same kinds of software tools, but which use customer data for various purposes.

The introduction of Proton Workspace comes nearly four years after the launch of Proton Unlimited, a subscription bundle that includes VPN, email and document creation tools, but which is cheaper and designed more for non-business consumers.

Although Microsoft and Google dominate the office software market — accounting for more than 95% combined globally — there are more and more alternatives. LibreOffice

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