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So this is what stemmed from "World Backup Day" guy grabbing a trademark, shutting everyone out and turning spontaneous reddit project into his personal little
by huhtenberg 13y ago
So this is what stemmed from "World Backup Day" guy grabbing a trademark, shutting everyone out and turning spontaneous reddit project into his personal little cash cow?
Pissed masses countered with "Backup Week", which still appears to be thinly veiled ad spread for backup companies.
What next? "Backup Month"? This is getting ridiculous.
[0] http://www.worldbackupday.com http://www.worldbackupday.com
- nanch 13y agoWhat's ridiculous about it? Getting people to backup their files is important. What's the problem?
- eps 13y agoThe problem is your motivation, which is disingenious - "You should be backing up, we are worried for you, ah, oh, use these products (from random people who just won a bid for our ad spots)". Ever seen those "hosting provider ranking" sites that rank top entries purely based on the fees paid to them? That's you. You want to fix this perception? Remove Sponsors, add complete listings of all notable backup products, invest time in reviewing them and allow ranking and comments. Then you will have something that would start to justify your preachy stance. Until then you are in just for a quick money grab and it's pretty damn obvious.
- Leovinis 13y agoThere is a link to Wikipedia's exhaustive list of providers right by Step 2 in the Quick Start Guide. Also, providers have a legitimate incentive to help people. They may even like why they do what they do.