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I didn't have any data with Twitpic, I just think his attitude shows a clear lack of good business sense, and I'm here for the public spectacle. That being sai

I didn't have any data with Twitpic, I just think his attitude shows a clear lack of good business sense, and I'm here for the public spectacle. That being said, I'll publicly call out displays of bad behavior when they happen in public - and throwing away your customer's data out of spite when they offer to pay for it to be backed up is bad business and incredibly petty behavior.

paulhauggis 12y ago
I see good business sense here. the company is going under and they are most likely out of cash. They don't want to go into debt/get stuck with a huge bill. Justin.tv did the same thing. They closed up shop in pretty much 24 hours. A business isn't a charity to make you feel good. Sometimes you need to make tough decisions like this. They provided a free service for many years. Be happy that someone put the time and effort into giving you that. I also don't know why some people decide to use it as a backup service, because clearly it isn't. ..and the guy trying to archive all of the customer data? Why would any business hand over all of their Dara like that? It's a lawsuit waiting to happen. This is the problem with demanding everything is free/cheap: the service doesn't last.
- DanBC 12y ago
  > the company is going under and they are most likely out of cash. They don't want to go into debt/get stuck with a huge bill. Two separate people have offered to cover the bandwidth and other costs of transferring the files to some other place.
  - eropple 12y ago
    Three. https://twitter.com/textfiles/status/523509876560257025 https://twitter.com/textfiles/status/523509876560257025
  - paulhauggis 12y ago
    This is meaningless. I wouldn't just transfer pictures and customer data to the highest bidder either. Do I need to keep mentioning Justin.tv? It seems nobody listened to me in the first place (or use conveniently ignored the facts). It's obvious most people here have never run a business and wouldn't make the right decision.
    - eropple 12y ago
      I've run a business. But I put being decent above making money. And, hopefully, I always will.

paulhauggis 12y ago

I see good business sense here. the company is going under and they are most likely out of cash. They don't want to go into debt/get stuck with a huge bill. Justin.tv did the same thing. They closed up shop in pretty much 24 hours. A business isn't a charity to make you feel good. Sometimes you need to make tough decisions like this. They provided a free service for many years. Be happy that someone put the time and effort into giving you that. I also don't know why some people decide to use it as a backup service, because clearly it isn't. ..and the guy trying to archive all of the customer data? Why would any business hand over all of their Dara like that? It's a lawsuit waiting to happen. This is the problem with demanding everything is free/cheap: the service doesn't last.

DanBC 12y ago
> the company is going under and they are most likely out of cash. They don't want to go into debt/get stuck with a huge bill. Two separate people have offered to cover the bandwidth and other costs of transferring the files to some other place.
- eropple 12y ago
  Three. https://twitter.com/textfiles/status/523509876560257025 https://twitter.com/textfiles/status/523509876560257025
- paulhauggis 12y ago
  This is meaningless. I wouldn't just transfer pictures and customer data to the highest bidder either. Do I need to keep mentioning Justin.tv? It seems nobody listened to me in the first place (or use conveniently ignored the facts). It's obvious most people here have never run a business and wouldn't make the right decision.
  - eropple 12y ago
    I've run a business. But I put being decent above making money. And, hopefully, I always will.