I once received 1TB free ‘lifetime’ storage from a hoster. After gladly using it for 5 years, I suddenly had to start paying €5 per month because “they could not maintain the operating costs”.
Ah, the slightly different strategy of offer a great deal to lure in the user count, and then sell it to someone else who will turn on the monetization.
I once received 1TB free ‘lifetime’ storage from a hoster. After gladly using it for 5 years, I suddenly had to start paying €5 per month because “they could not maintain the operating costs”.
Attract people with free, then try to charge them when you reach sufficiently large user numbers. Tale as old as the tech bubble.
Well to be honest; the original hoster was amazing. But they got bought by a big hosting group and it turned to shit after that.
Ah, the slightly different strategy of offer a great deal to lure in the user count, and then sell it to someone else who will turn on the monetization.