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It should be self evident to everyone that with all those "cloud" services you don't own shit. Even if you are more of a prosumer say, hosting your app in a clo
by abraxas 4y ago
It should be self evident to everyone that with all those "cloud" services you don't own shit. Even if you are more of a prosumer say, hosting your app in a cloud account or your digital assets there is always enough EULA wiggle room there for the vendor to wash their hands if your data goes in a puff of smoke. Your interest is secondary to profit maximization. I'm sure most count on you getting over the inconvenience or outright data loss. I bet they run game theory scenarios to figure out what they can get away with and still see profits rise.
Caveat emptor.
- neilv 4y ago> It should be self evident to everyone that with all those "cloud" services you don't own shit. No, it shouldn't be, and isn't. And claiming it is sounds like an argument by megacorp lawyers, when there's finally a huge class-action suit led by someone who is out for precedent-setting blood: "It should've been self-evident that we rigged this in such a way that it would suddenly stop working, at a time of our choosing." When that wasn't what they said in the marketing when they sold it, nor when customers invested many hours creating artifacts within it. Like it's not self-evident that when you buy a bicycle, the shop will later come steal it back. Or, when you buy canvas and oil paint, the art supply store won't break into your house and destroy your paintings.
- pixl97 4y agoThen may I ask after a decade of this behavior, why have we not seen a successful lawsuit against said megacorporations? At least in US law I don't think there is a chance of the consumer winning in our current legal environment.