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So the upgrade took a few hours to complete and it didn't happen instantly in defiance to the laws of physics. What law of physics necessitates that such an up

• chii 13y ago
  > What law of physics necessitates that such an upgrade takes 6 hours? the one where the customer isn't paying enough money to have somebody working 24/7? If your business depends on a particular service, you don't accept something vague - you get things signed in contract with legally enforcible SLA's. If you can't afford that, then you just have to live with shitty service.
  • tokenizerrr 13y ago
    You do realize we live in a world of automation, and that Google... automates?
  • officemonkey 13y ago
    It's Google. You never see the Google front page go down. There's an implied availability that Google uses to their advantage. People are comfortable with upgrading _because_ it's Google. Google wouldn't fuck you. Except when they do. Lesson learned.
  • rfrey 13y ago
    Have we just transitioned from the "It's free, you can't expect not to get screwed" trope to "It's inexpensive, you can't expect not to get screwed"?