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Google Promises Unlimited Cloud Storage; Then Cancels Plan; Then Tells Journalist His Life’s Work Will Be Deleted Without Enough Time To Transfer The Data (www.techdirt.com)
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[–] wahming@monyet.cc 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm not sure if you're aware that the unlimited plan was sunsetted two years ago. Two years notice seems like plenty of time to have set up a new backup system. That said, my main and original point is just that this whole incident is a classic example of a tragedy of the commons.

[–] papertowels@lemmy.one 1 points 11 months ago

We'll just roll this into the other conversation.