<i>“It is with great regret that I am writing to inform you of the closing of Ziptr, Inc. and the discontinuation of all Ziptr products,” said Bhathena. “Your sense of innovation and willingness to believe in a solution that offered both security and ease of use was a source of energy and inspiration for our company. For that, we are immensely grateful.”</i><p><i>Bhathena and other Ziptr staff did not immediately respond to requests for comment.</i><p>This doesn't sound a whole lot different from any other un-graceful startup shutdowns. Did this service have a lot of users?<p>Also, is the characterization of Ziptr as an "encryption provider" accurate? Or were they just a secure document storage company? There are a <i>lot</i> of companies that do "document encryption" and "email encryption" for enterprises that are not, as HN privacy enthusiasts understand the term, really crypto products.
HN upvoting can be a mystery sometimes.<p><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6440367" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6440367</a>
The only way we will solve secure email is by implementing an open-sourced solution. Period.<p>It appears like this may be a space where we can't make money from the core service.