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> But, I don’t think the idea of just stopping charging works. I'm sorry but this is complete bullshit. they can set a default limit of 1 trillion dollars and
by exe34 1y ago
> But, I don’t think the idea of just stopping charging works.
I'm sorry but this is complete bullshit. they can set a default limit of 1 trillion dollars and give us the option to drop it to $5. there's a good reason they won't do it, but it's not this bullshit claim that's always bandied about.
- adhamsalama 1y agoI hate how every time this issue mentioned everyone's response is that it would hurt the companies. Literally just make it an option. It's not that difficult for some of the smartest engineers in the world to implement it.
- bee_rider 1y agoHow would you resolve the situation where ongoing storage costs cause the limit (whatever it is) to be exceeded?
- ipaddr 1y agoLike every other service. They warn, freeze access and give you a period of time to pay. What happens to your files when you refuse to pay the bill?
- exe34 1y agoI wouldn't. I've explained what I want.
- bee_rider 1y agoThere isn’t an option to not resolve “you’ve reached your billing limit and now storage charges are exceeding it.” You can resolve it by unceremoniously dumping the user data. You can resolve it by… continuing to charge the user, and holding their files hostage until they pay the back storage charges, and then the egress fees (so, it isn’t really a limit at all). Or you can resolve it by just giving the user free storage by some other name. Just saying that there should be a limit is not an explanation.
- exe34 1y agoI said you could put the limit at 1 trillion dollars if that's your concern. there's no limit for you! (for my hobby projects, I'm happy for the limit to be $5 and delete everything when the limit is reached. that's what my backups are for.)