Re:Backblaze IPO
by ksec on Wednesday November 03, 2021 @04:41AM
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>I wonder whether it’s their marketing and PR spin/strategy.
I have rarely read any fandom about Backblaze. There may be just a few mentions whenever there is a topic of backup or S3 alternative.
But I remember vividly there were at least a few hundred if not thousands of hateful comments on HN when they swear to god they will never use them again because of a mistake they made with Facebook analytics. Anyone who defended Backblaze at the time for its possible engineering mistakes were borderline being attacked. I dont know if there is any Stockholm syndrome on Backblaze but I definitely see Facebookphobia on HN and on Twitter.
Re:Backblaze IPO
by Aeolun on Wednesday November 03, 2021 @05:11AM
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I think it’s reasonable to love Backblaze of their backup service but still hate they added Facebook tracking to their webinterface (even if it was a mistake).
I have rarely read any fandom about Backblaze. There may be just a few mentions whenever there is a topic of backup or S3 alternative.
But I remember vividly there were at least a few hundred if not thousands of hateful comments on HN when they swear to god they will never use them again because of a mistake they made with Facebook analytics. Anyone who defended Backblaze at the time for its possible engineering mistakes were borderline being attacked. I dont know if there is any Stockholm syndrome on Backblaze but I definitely see Facebookphobia on HN and on Twitter.