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This is a very Backblaze Personal Backup fan thingie. Some kind of twisted Stockholm syndrome? Just like Apple fans. I have rarely met Apple “users” and Backbla

This is a very Backblaze Personal Backup fan thingie. Some kind of twisted Stockholm syndrome? Just like Apple fans. I have rarely met Apple “users” and Backblaze Personal Backup “users”. I’ve mostly met their “fans” - they speak of these companies as if it was the second coming in their lives; as if it brought the light with it - which is very unhealthy imho. I wonder whether it’s their marketing and PR spin/strategy. Apple’s I’d definitely think so. And no I don’t hate the companies itself. I am a paying b2 customer and I am satisfied with that service and I’m an iPhone mini user I (kinda) like the phone at that size and price; but moving away from these will be just one or a half medium to major fuckup away.

m_st 5y ago
That's their marketing and the fact that it is a rather expensive investment decision that you want to make sure to be right. Same when you buy a Tesla: You get a mail welcoming you to the 'Tesla family'. And given the costs, you sure want this to be the best choice.
usaphp 5y ago
> I have rarely met Apple “users” You’ve never met people who use iPhone or a Mac? What planet are you from?
- ryanlol 5y ago
  Yeah, I really think that the average person on the street is more of an Apple “user” than a “fan”.
  - qorrect 5y ago
    Yeah I am an Apple 'user' , I have an iPhone 6s I like and that's it.
ksec 5y ago
>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.
- Aeolun 5y ago
  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).
  - qorrect 5y ago
    I only know Backblaze from their cool hard drive reports, I honestly never knew what they did before the IPO.

m_st 5y ago

That's their marketing and the fact that it is a rather expensive investment decision that you want to make sure to be right. Same when you buy a Tesla: You get a mail welcoming you to the 'Tesla family'. And given the costs, you sure want this to be the best choice.

usaphp 5y ago

> I have rarely met Apple “users” You’ve never met people who use iPhone or a Mac? What planet are you from?

ryanlol 5y ago
Yeah, I really think that the average person on the street is more of an Apple “user” than a “fan”.
- qorrect 5y ago
  Yeah I am an Apple 'user' , I have an iPhone 6s I like and that's it.

ksec 5y ago

>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.

Aeolun 5y ago
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).
- qorrect 5y ago
  I only know Backblaze from their cool hard drive reports, I honestly never knew what they did before the IPO.