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Re:Farming hard drives: how Backblaze weathered the Thailand drive crisis
on Tuesday October 09, 2012 @11:44AM (#4632166)
with that essential caveat, this is a very good point. My backup drive died in the midst of this crisis, and I specifically chose to use backblaze instead of buying a new drive. Obviously, it's not a 1-to-1 tradeoff in terms of functionality, but it was close enough for this data that I felt like I was better off paying them monthly than paying an inflated drive price upfront; they were drive farming for me by proxy.
Re:Don't Text Me, Bro.
on Friday June 08, 2012 @01:04PM (#4085122)
It's possible to infer collusion from indirect evidence, especially extraordinary pricing. See American Tobacco Co. v. United States, 328 US 781 (1946). It's not common, but it's not crazy either.
Re:Don't Text Me, Bro.
on Thursday June 07, 2012 @04:31PM (#4081170)
Yeah, I'm totally open to other analogies; I'd love to collect more and field test them a little. It's tricky to find a way to whine appropriately over 20ยข ;)