floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoBackblaze silently redefines 'unlimited' backups and users discover it's not backing up DB and OD — as firm leans heavier into AI storage services, changes could signal shift away from home backupswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square67linkfedilinkarrow-up1340arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: enshitification@slrpnk.net
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minus-square[object Object]@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35·3 days agoIt’s s3 compatible storage (b2) you sell to companies using AI for twice as much. b2 storage is $6/Tb/mo, AI storage is b2 storage at $15/Tb/mo. https://www.backblaze.com/cloud-storage/pricing
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35·3 days agoIt’s like selling special gold shovels during a gold rush that are better at shoveling gold.
minus-squareWhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·3 days agoIt’s like the wedding or funeral tax, where all items cost extra for no reason, other than exploitation.
minus-squaredubyakay@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoAnd white components. And baby food.
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoAnd luxury car parts, which are more often than not from ordinary cars. My VW is running Bugatti parts, for example.
minus-squarealia@nord.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 days agoThe AI storage offers unlimited free egress, whereas the regular storage does not.
It’s s3 compatible storage (b2) you sell to companies using AI for twice as much.
b2 storage is $6/Tb/mo, AI storage is b2 storage at $15/Tb/mo.
https://www.backblaze.com/cloud-storage/pricing
It’s like selling special gold shovels during a gold rush that are better at shoveling gold.
It’s like the wedding or funeral tax, where all items cost extra for no reason, other than exploitation.
And white components. And baby food.
And luxury car parts, which are more often than not from ordinary cars.
My VW is running Bugatti parts, for example.
The AI storage offers unlimited free egress, whereas the regular storage does not.