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Re:Google Promises Unlimited Storage; Cancels; Tells Journal... by threatofrain on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @02:18PM (#38632721)
Yes, I'm blaming the kinds of users who persuade buffets to make up hostile and unpleasant rules for people. If firing a small % of users changes the equation for everyone then customers should be all for it.

When customers exploit any concept of free, even the bathroom in a fast food restaurant, that starts a culture where businesses give you a code so you can pee. You can call this being up-front or honest, but I call it the depletion of goodwill.

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Re:Google Promises Unlimited Storage; Cancels; Tells Journal... by rcoveson on Thursday December 14, 2023 @06:37PM (#38648997)
Stay on track: Cloud storage. Not a buffet. Cloud storage.

Lots of business need gigabytes. Lots of business need terabytes. That's a 1000x difference. That ratio is not very buffet-like!

People who need terabytes of cloud storage are not like people who try to scam buffets by taking home food in their pants. They are not like people who do unspeakable things to the free bathroom. They are just people with lots of data. There are business that have lots of data. It is a common business problem in today's world.

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