There are a lot of privacy-focused alternatives, but not all of them are. Fastmail and Infomatrix are two excellent options that are more focused on convenience

Sorry, that is a bit confusing. The other guides have companies with that indicator. Should have removed it here though.

There are so many good choices that it is hard to showcase them all - Mailfence often gets recommended

A company is not a person. Choosing not to support a company because it ultimately benefits its home country, which is actively waging war, should be considered a negative. Whether it is enough not to use their services is up to each individual. As you said, it is a FOSS application, so if you aren’t using one of their paid plans, how much is it truly benefiting them?

Also, I don’t think this is a “insert current enemy of the West” scenario. Ukraine isn’t traditionally considered part of the West, and it has support from most countries and people worldwide (not just the West).

It is listed, but didn’t include their company name “Office NX” mostly due to space reasons ( I understand though that the full name is the most recognisable).

This thread highlights how they tried hiding their origins after the war broke out. https://forum.cryptpad.org/d/232-onlyoffice-concerns-vendor-makes-shady-moves

Sadly, there are too many excellent Canadian options. But thought I would share in case WordPerfect or Open Sourced options would be of interest :)

Yeah, just wanted to give some space for the other mail services. But it probably deserves more emphasis https://lemmy.world/post/27983387

Yeah, Librewolf is recommended but only in the deepdive guide (https://lemmy.world/post/27983334). It just isn’t easy to pick up for the average user, so rather keep it for the advanced users.

Yeah, this is further detailed in the deep-dive guide. Not a simple case, but also decided to avoid them in the end as I switched recently.

Email guide - https://lemmy.world/post/27983387

It is decentralised, so it is considered a global company.

This is a generic format but you’re right that it is confusing to keep in.

Xigxag is mentioned, but you’re right that I forgot to include BookBeat. The others are US based apps but support your local library/bookstore

It means they share their profits with others. In this case, they enable you to support nearby libraries and facilitate the process.

Thanks for this. I spend so much time on the content from guide to guide that I forget how someone reading it for the first time might interpret it.

Will update the guide and post it to !PurchaseWithPurpose@lemmy.world

Thanks for the suggestion! Will add it to the next version of the guide.

Profit Share is good! It means they are sharing in the revenue. In this case, it is with your local libraries or bookstore!

Another shoutout to the “Library Extension”. It will help you find alternatives should Storytel not have the option you want.

If someone wants to transcribe these guides, then I am more than happy to include them!

This is the first version of this guide, so please share any feedback, and I’ll include it in the next version.

And let me know if I missed any Canadian or Canadian adjacent companies :)