In 2007 I opened a Photobucket account.
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In 2007 I opened a Photobucket account. They emailed me today to remind me that I have over 60 images stored there. "That's nice," I thought. So, I login for the first time in who knows how long, and they need $5 for me to access my own possessions. Disgusting.
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In 2007 I opened a Photobucket account. They emailed me today to remind me that I have over 60 images stored there. "That's nice," I thought. So, I login for the first time in who knows how long, and they need $5 for me to access my own possessions. Disgusting.
@Robavince sounds like extortion.
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In 2007 I opened a Photobucket account. They emailed me today to remind me that I have over 60 images stored there. "That's nice," I thought. So, I login for the first time in who knows how long, and they need $5 for me to access my own possessions. Disgusting.
@Robavince Not sure if it was this or some other photo service, but I remember a lot of photographing friends flocking to the site because it was free and good. Why bother keep any files on your own computer from where they can be lost with storage failures and so forth. Fast forward some years and all the sudden the site was like "I see you have plenty of photos here. It would be a shame if they all got deleted because you won't pay our ransom".
A lot of them paid and the lack of total outrage was the worst part. I get freemium services, but when they basically cripple the free tier in a way it's extremely hard to migrate away from it, they know they're extorting people.
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