Jefe's winter of discontent
The last time you heard from me was the end of last June when PhotoBucket thought of the unthinkable: They upped the 3rd party hosting from free to $299 a year in one, stupid, felled swoop. Well, most...
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ScottG wrote:mkirsch wrote:
People gotta figure by now that any "free" service is an unsustainable business model. The writing was on the wall from day one. Yet, you still get upset when the inevitable happens.
Nothing in life is free. There is no free lunch.
PB was never "free". Like most other sites, they bombarded you with advertisements. That's how legitimate "free" sites make their money. It's a sound business model. Just look at Youtube.
Exactly! Some things change over time, and Photo Bucket changed over time. Time will tell if its business decision was good for the company.
I still have no problems posting pics for free using another free source, and I do it regularly.
