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Carbonite’s Saturday Night Massacre (No Backup Plan)
Legal Insurrection ^ | March 10, 2012 | William A. Jacobson

Posted on 03/11/2012 4:06:57 AM PDT by PJ-Comix

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To: pepsionice

I actually began using Carbonite because of Rush; but was badly disappointed when my computer crashed and it did NOT backup my “Outlook Express” e-mails. I dropped it.


101 posted on 03/11/2012 8:33:43 AM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually (Hendrix))
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To: PJ-Comix

I’ve noticed they are suddenly advertising on Fox..Ironic, they are still targeting an audience who leans right.


102 posted on 03/11/2012 8:33:48 AM PDT by hope
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To: EBH

Interesting - thanks very much for that.


103 posted on 03/11/2012 8:35:19 AM PDT by 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
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To: Liberty Wins

You believe that and I believe that. The problem is that Rush does not, and he has on a number of shows gone into why. It’s a nice dream and one I share. But that’s 99.99999999% likely all it will ever be.
Obama was right about one thing. “WE” have to be the change we want and not hope for some savior. Sure we need leaders, but we have to ‘be’ those leaders. A Rush, Palin or Newt can’t do it without us.


104 posted on 03/11/2012 8:35:38 AM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: PJ-Comix

In the future, will the Carbonite bad fallout be associated with DailyKos and Media Matters screamers in the minds of advertisers?


105 posted on 03/11/2012 8:38:46 AM PDT by Liberty Wins (Newt --named after Isaac Newton?)
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To: PJ-Comix

All of a sudden the last couple of days I have noticed Carbonite commercials on TV. Never saw them before.


106 posted on 03/11/2012 8:41:43 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: EBH

There was a case years ago involving Newt Gingrich traveling by car in Florida. A couple, I surmised local Democrat amateur operatives, ‘accidentally’ illegally recorded a Mobile Phone Conversation and sent it to their local Democrat Congressman who, in turn, provided to the Congressional Democrat hierarchy. ALL of this was patently illegal by Federal Statute, yet they did it anyway. AND, they tried to use it against him even when they were caught at it.

The bottom line is this: a Democrat, a Democrat sympathizer, a Democrat Voter, nor a member of the liberal main stream media CANNOT be trusted, period. This also goes for companies controlled by Democrat pukes. If they have your data, they will eventually get around to sifting through it to see how it can be used to their benefit. Additionally, since the government, your enemy in fact now, is controlled by Obama, it would not surprise me one damned bit that the NSA and other government organizations aren’t already sifting through Carbonite data.

Just because you believe people might be out to get you or do you harm doesn’t necessarily make you paranoid. History shows us Democrats misuse and abuse freedom if given the chance.


107 posted on 03/11/2012 8:42:52 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Norm Lenhart
Maybe Rush says on air he's not interested in starting his own media empire. Would he admit openly to it, and warn his liberal enemies ahead of time? At his tax rate, he has to invest in something or the government gets it
108 posted on 03/11/2012 8:44:19 AM PDT by Liberty Wins (Newt --named after Isaac Newton?)
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To: GourmetDan
".... like an infection that spreads from within one microbe at a time and kills the beast"

The problem is that most of the country does have a clue who the "beast" is. They only hear the MSM who tells them that conservatism is the "beast".

109 posted on 03/11/2012 8:50:05 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie mmm mmm mmm)
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To: Jonty30

Another “ex” sponsor, Sleep Train or Sleep Number, saw this “bad for business” handwriting on the wall after their bitch-slap of Rush and came crawling back last week, only to hear “get lost” from Rush.

I see more Carbonite and that scam lawyer forms company advertising on reality TV, but it remains that now they have voluntarily ID’d themselves as anti-conservative. Never a good thing to pissoff 1/2 your prospective customer base with either politics or religion.

The trouble with liberal business managers (as well as liberals in general) is that they mistakenly think they are so smart that the Law of the Jungle does not apply to them.


110 posted on 03/11/2012 8:55:51 AM PDT by X-spurt (Its time for ON YOUR FEET or on your knees)
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To: BuffaloJack

You may have Post Of The Day!


111 posted on 03/11/2012 8:58:42 AM PDT by X-spurt (Its time for ON YOUR FEET or on your knees)
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To: PJ-Comix
I wonder if the Carbonite CEO made his fatal decision on Saturday night while under the influence of way too many adult beverages.

One of his DNC buddies probably called him up and suggested that he do this for the party.

112 posted on 03/11/2012 9:39:31 AM PDT by Mike Darancette (Romney just makes me tired all over.)
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To: ThePatriotsFlag
Funny how this is parallel to ‘actors and singers’ The Dixie..who?
113 posted on 03/11/2012 9:45:35 AM PDT by Mike Darancette (Romney just makes me tired all over.)
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To: PJ-Comix

One undeniable truth I hope is learned from this whole episode....

PC FASCISM AIN’T GOOD FOR BUSINESS!


114 posted on 03/11/2012 9:49:25 AM PDT by rottndog (Be Prepared for what's coming AFTER America....)
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To: hope
I’ve noticed they are suddenly advertising on Fox..Ironic, they are still targeting an audience who leans right.

They're advertising on the Speed Channel. Going after the NASCAR and other racing people who very much tend to lean right.

Problem for Carbonite is they're going to need to replace an audience of 20 million that has largely constituted their base, and that's hard to do.

115 posted on 03/11/2012 10:07:30 AM PDT by Ole Okie
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To: AlexW

Have you considered cancelling them now? You’ve given them notice about your feelings but still are allowing them access to your system. Just a thought.


116 posted on 03/11/2012 10:30:20 AM PDT by Outlaw Woman (The biggest Hate group in America is in the White House and the Halls of Congress)
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To: 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten

Thanks for the tip about Amazon. I am weak on my linux applications but there are so many and I don’t play with linux nowhere near like I used to years ago.

When I did, it drove some of my techno-illiterate co irkers insane just having a live disc in my personal laptop and doing routine things since they would not try to understand anything other than windoze.


117 posted on 03/11/2012 10:56:33 AM PDT by wally_bert (It's sheer elegance in its simplicity! - The Middleman)
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To: PJ-Comix

I think the writer needs to look again because from what I’ve seen many of the customers were Rush fans and did cancel when they pulled this.Liberals only whine and cry they are not loyal customers


118 posted on 03/11/2012 11:10:52 AM PDT by chris_bdba
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To: PJ-Comix
However, the reality is, with the exception of a zealous few, there will be likely little customers to be had amongst the activists – certainly not the amount of customers that were reached by the Limbaugh show. By the time next Valentines day rolls around will the money spent by the activist come close to money spent by listeners of Rush- likely not even close

That was my take, and I made a point to comment on a Yahoo article where all the left-wing nuts were Yahooing (ahem) about the departing advertisers.

I pointed out how stupid they were as those protesting had the attention span of a goldfish and in a week or so would be on to the next outrage-du-jour while the Rush supporters, with all the competition out there, would find other businesses to buy from and never come back.

119 posted on 03/11/2012 11:52:51 AM PDT by Oatka (This is America. Assimilate or evaporate.)
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To: outinyellowdogcountry

“They are advertising on Fox News channel. First ad I have seen for them last night. Still wanting the conservative leaning audience...wonder why? ;)”
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Yeah, I’ve noticed the NUMEROUS Carbonite ads on Fox also. They appear to be as numerous as the acorns an Oak Tree produces in the death throes of its final dying season.


120 posted on 03/11/2012 3:21:20 PM PDT by House Atreides
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