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Cake day: October 5th, 2023

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  • They’ve been playing the long game here…encroaching on your Drive storage for years

    • Gmails didn’t used to count towards storage
    • Photos didn’t used to count towards storage (unless stored in “Original” quality)

    I’m wagering “Location Data” will be along soon. Then “number of passwords stored”.

    Next move will be “number of connected devices”, even though that doesn’t impact how much they have to store.

    Finally they will get round to billing you on your number of individual body hairs (shaving in breach of T&Cs).










  • If it’s all in writing you can’t just force another company to do what you want. What you can do is wriggle, twist and delay until it becomes too expensive for the smaller company to continue to pursue.

    However judges are more than well aware of this technique and will allow the plaintiff to accrue costs against Legal Aid (paid for by government).

    So what usually happens:

    1. Small co files against large co for using same name
    2. Large co produces huge response document which is all piss and wind
    3. Small co says they can’t afford the costs to answer each point
    4. Judge permits Small Co to use Legal Aid.
    5. Large co offers to settle. (E.g. you’re a 3 person sandwich shop. They offer you £10m. No more work, no more hassle)

    If Small Co is energetic, young and courageous, they may choose to fight to the death. But Legal Aid has a limit…









  • I 100% agree with this. Sadly, rule #3 applies to me (my job involves dealing with banks and lawyers).

    I have had two HP inkjet printers which were unmitigated dogshit. Money-grabbing, thrown together pieces of shit. You get more types of jams than at a craft jam shop.

    Five years ago, moved to a Brother laser printer. Little difference in purchase cost. AND IT NEVER FAILS.

    I’m now on my second (dropped first one downstairs when moving house) and it is just as reliable.

    Each to their own, but for me: Brother Laser Printer every time.