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The problem is that pirates started encrypting their data, which breaks deduplication. Deduplication saves a TREMENDOUS amount of storage. The pirates store al
by hendersoon 9y ago
The problem is that pirates started encrypting their data, which breaks deduplication.
Deduplication saves a TREMENDOUS amount of storage. The pirates store all the same stuff; "scene" releases of movies and TV shows and porn ripped from web sites. I would be very surprised if they got less than a 1000:1 duplicate ratio on accounts with over 1TB of unencrypted data.
It's completely viable to offer truly unlimited storage for $60/year as long as pirates don't encrypt. Once they encrypt, that business model collapses.