It's not the worst model. It's still significantly better than what Google/Microsoft/Yahoo are offering.
And at least it's a model that can scale. When we'll get 10% of the email users to use (real) PGP, then we can talk about about switching everything else to it, too.
But I assume that's never going to happen. The only way PGP would reach those numbers is if Google actually finishes the End-to-End tool, and not only that, but then it actually makes it part of the Chrome browser and automatically asks all Gmail users at sign-in if they want to set-up End-to-End, too. That's the only way I can see PGP reach 10% of the email market. But even then I assume you'd argue it's still "browser-based" encryption. So I guess it's pointless.
And at least it's a model that can scale. When we'll get 10% of the email users to use (real) PGP, then we can talk about about switching everything else to it, too.
But I assume that's never going to happen. The only way PGP would reach those numbers is if Google actually finishes the End-to-End tool, and not only that, but then it actually makes it part of the Chrome browser and automatically asks all Gmail users at sign-in if they want to set-up End-to-End, too. That's the only way I can see PGP reach 10% of the email market. But even then I assume you'd argue it's still "browser-based" encryption. So I guess it's pointless.