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of course it's not required. it's a big component of goodwill, however.
by mgkimsal 9y ago
of course it's not required.
it's a big component of goodwill, however.
- toomuchtodo 9y agoGoodwill doesn't pay the server bills. Backup your Gmail account. Backup your Flickr account. Backup any free service you're using. Otherwise, you have no one to blame but yourself when the rug gets pulled out. Edit: or start paying for them, as a sibling comment said.
- acveilleux 9y agoIt doesn't but the method they used might hurt their conversion ratio from free to paid accounts.
- mgkimsal 9y agoobviously, this is what I was getting at. a 1 week notice, with a, say, $40 plan (or even just $40 for the first year with a higher rate later) would probably have had a lot of grumbling, but people who wanted their images back 'on' various sites would be more inclined to pay $40 to make the problem go away. For many folks, $400 is just... beyond their ability to pay immediately.
- warent 9y agoGoodwill keeps customers however, which do pay server bills
- drrotmos 9y agoOr start paying for them.