do you use online services?

Dec. 22nd, 2009 at 4:58 PM

scope out backupify's deal:
http://www.backupify.com/index.php

you sign up between now and jan 31, and you get free backups, forever, of all your shit.

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dennis_obell

Dec. 23rd, 2009 01:28 pm (UTC)

Really?

Do you know these guys? I haven't used any of the backup services yet (but

bradamant has, very happily).

What's the catch? Why would they want to give me all that space for free in perpetuity? Are you signing up?

Oh, and happy holidays. :-)

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delascabezas

Dec. 23rd, 2009 02:01 pm (UTC)

power of crowds

They normally charge for services - this window is so they can establish a broad userbase. I am sure, once they have all these "free" users, they will set upon a conversion process, where they will offer all sorts of bells and whistles to existing users, at a reduced fee, in an attempt to make business. Once they have people in the door, they are halfway to paying users, since they can market to you.

It is not so odd a model, stepping away from it. Disk is cheap, and bandwidth isn't bad.

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delascabezas

Dec. 23rd, 2009 02:03 pm (UTC)

oh, duh

happy holidays to you too - i signed up when it was still a paid service, but am very happy with what they have. i already have my own backup methods, but one can't ever have too many, and the price is right here.

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