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They do this on paid versions. They use fake, misleading subject lines and pretend to be non-massmails.

I dropped Dropbox a while ago when _I was literally paying to receive ads in multiple places_

You can unsubscribe. This is not sleazy, it’s a standard business practice that most companies engage in.

Most companies outright lie and try to trick paying customers into thinking the mails they send is personal and not mass mail? I'm glad I have never met any of these "most companies".

>This is not sleazy, it’s a standard business practice that most companies engage in.

The two aren't mutually exclusive; and ...

> a standard business practice and most companies engage in.

... just makes it all the more concerning.

Consumers are a tolerant bunch -- they put up with a lot of sleaziness -- but it doesn't make the practice any less sleazy.

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