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  • 12_throw_away41 minutes ago
    Yep, this is the sort of thing happens when you've deeply internalized that trustworthiness and continuity is not important. Microsoft today is not a serious company, it is not run by serious people, and it is at the forefront of a deeply unserious industry.
    • Gys34 minutes ago
      As long as the legal department is very serious, that might work rather well.
  • sixtyj50 minutes ago
    Cloud is nice if it works. Web hosting is nice if you pay for it.<p>In history timeline, future archaeologists will probably see almost nothing, some books… as we are used to past centuries. But clouds, servers… gone.<p>BTW don’t use SSD for archiving.
  • vkaku11 minutes ago
    People are better off using LibreOffice on a Linux desktop
  • jmclnx59 minutes ago
    Yes :)<p>But really depends. I saw somewhere NPR lost 70 years of content doe to a Cloud bill not being paid on time or something ? I forgot the details.<p>I am sure there will be more of this since companies are depending on the Cloud for their data storage. Now with AI, who knows what will happen. I expect Cloud Admin people will eventually be replaced by some AI type system.<p>Companies really should backup all data and send off-site. But that will never happen because god-forbid, they will need to hire a real person.
    • mentalfist49 minutes ago
      Nine PBS (PBS member station) lost 50tb&#x2F;70 years of archives due to cloud provider ending operations abruptly
      • WalterGR32 minutes ago
        For more info:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=49285418">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=49285418</a> - &quot;Nine PBS sues Iron Mountain over blocked access to archival data&quot; - 229 comments<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=49333344">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=49333344</a> - &quot;Judge sets framework for Nine PBS to retrieve archival data&quot; - 75 comments
      • ButlerianJihad32 minutes ago
        False: they did not lose the data; they temporarily lost access to it, because of Iron Mountain&#x27;s security policies. They are, necessarily, pursuing remedies in court. They can and will regain access.