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Clive Da
Clive Da

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wake up world (& ASA) - "forever" is never "forever" unless we're talking about plastic

startups and corporates need to stop selling us lies about forever deals

only this week people have been outraged ( and tweeting about)

  • @flickr/@smugmug saying it will delete everyones photos
  • @sonos saying it will brick everyones £4000 hifi speakers next month

many years ago there was a mobile phone company (121) that 'sold' mobile phones with free calls 'forever'

FOREVER is a lie there is a word for selling consumers a lie its called a scam

what scams have you been a victim of ? what other things are forever ? even radioactivity has a half life !

FOOTNOTE

BUT i really really hope that uploadme will prove me wrong and that i am a cynic are they really "totally free and unlimited forever" ? would you trust them ? what infinite funding do they have in place to support that claim ? why arent THEY buying flickr and saving everyones photos ?

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