• @418_im_a_teapot@lemmy.world
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    1310 hours ago

    After paying $720/yr, then $840, then being told it would be over $900 this year, I wasn’t really happy about the cost of using Dropbox. But it’s been rock solid for many years and was heavily integrated into my company’s workflow, so I smiled and bent over.

    Until they took away the unlimited storage. I was using 31TB, and they wanted to put me at 15TB with no option to upgrade even if I wanted to.

    I already had an on-site NAS, so I bought another for $3k (with drives) and asked a family member in another state to house it. I’m using Resilio to sync everything. It’s been backing up for a couple of months and probably has a couple more to go. So far I’m happy with the decision.

    I have to imagine I’m not the only one making this move. Even if they fix the problem, I’m not going back. It’s far cheaper to keep a customer than to win a new one. Hopefully they learn their lesson.

    • @Railcar8095@lemm.ee
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      19 hours ago

      Is this for personal or professional? I have a small server (few TB) and I’m amazed the immense amounts of data some people hoard for fun. I always thought it was mad to keep movies, until I tried to get the original lion king on my native language and decent quality and it took me days to find. Won’t delete that one

  • @cley_faye@lemmy.world
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    1811 hours ago

    “Full accountability”, as in, they’re still fired, he still have his big paycheck and assorted bonuses, and the more general “fuck them” attitude will remain.

    That’s not accountability, that’s shitting on people and smiling about it.

  • GHiLA
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    1012 hours ago

    As a CEO. His public opinion is already dogshit, might as well own it.

    Sure, I’m an asshole, I did that. Sorry, it is what it is.

  • enkers
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    1492 days ago

    Surely that means he also took a hefty pay cut to keep on as many people as possible. Wouldn’t that be what accepting accountability looks like?

    • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod
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      310 hours ago

      We had layoffs last year, and two of the managers opted to quit their jobs rather than fire an additional staff member.

      Sadly their replacements are not as nice.

    • @IamSparticles@lemmy.zip
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      Accountability: : the quality or state of being accountable
      especially : an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one’s actions

      He’s literally saying “this is my fault.” That doesn’t mean he’s willing to suffer the consequences personally. Not defending his decisions, just pointing out that people seem to be misunderstanding what “accountable” means.

  • @Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world
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    391 day ago

    But, he hasn’t taken any responsibility for the years of scamming new customers with bait and switch schemes. They haven’t even changed their deceptive sales tactics. They are still a shitty, deceptive mega-corp that thrives on theft and lies.

    If you are looking for an alternative to a mega-corp for secure, sharable online storage, I have used sync.com for a few years now and am very happy with them.

  • “As CEO, I take full responsibility for this decision and the circumstances that led to it, and I’m truly sorry to those impacted by this change,” he wrote. “This market is moving fast and investors are pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into this space. This both validates the opportunity we’ve been pursuing and underscores the need for even more urgency, even more aggressive investment, and decisive action.”

    Lol

    • Laurel Raven
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      11 minute ago

      That, right there, is something that’s said right before someone learns the definition of “defenestration” the hard way

    • tb_
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      372 days ago

      Leaders often claim that they are taking accountability when they screw up—and they should, as CEOs like Houston are the ones who mismanaged the company to the point of requiring layoffs in the first place. But rarely does “taking accountability” actually amount to much of anything. The most notable recent example is perhaps that Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella asked the company’s board to reduce his pay in light of the major Crowdstrike hack. But in that case, his overall compensation still increased for the year by $30 million. Just, a little less up.