Why are companies allowed to offer a service with terms of service that suggest one thing and do another?

“Yahoo! says it can get the messages back in a few hours (presumably restoring them from backup tapes). But this is still pretty embarrassing for Yahoo!, and it’s unfortunately all too common in the tech world. Companies love to advertise unlimited service when their systems aren’t actually set up for “unlimited” usage. “

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iForem created an irrevocable trust funded by your purchase making you the service beneficiary.  What does that mean?  iForem, can not choose what to provide you!  You buy the service, and you will keep it for life.  We wont cancel you, change your service terms or use deceptive marketing to suggest it will be there for you.

Sure, some services are free.  You expect them to do odd things.  Do you keep your most personal information with free services?  Would you keep your money in a bank where someone could choose what to do with your account?  Without your approval?  Sell your financial information for marketing income so you could have free checking?   I don’t think so. 

You want a Safe Deposit Box that will be yours with no reoccurring fees.  One that will provide you that Peace of Mind where your Important life memories are kept safe and secure.  Trust iForem!

This will never happen on iForem

Ah, Microsoft. Always late to the game. Maybe it’s a part of their strategy: wait until Google (Picasa Web Albums) and Yahoo (Flickr) establish solid market positions, and then develop or buy an (usually inferior) product of their own and try to corner those remaining 10% of users.

This time, they’ve acquired WebFives (previously Vizrea), a photo/video/audio sharing site primarily aimed at mobiles, specifically Nokia devices. In typical Microsoft fashion, they’re promptly shutting down the service (current users have 30 days to download their content) which will probably reemerge later as a Microsoft branded product.

Here’s an excerpt from the letter that Mike Toutonghi had recently sent to all Webfives users:

“In November of 2007, we reached an agreement with Microsoft, wherein Microsoft has acquired all rights to WebFives technology, patents pending, trademarks, and software to incorporate into its products and services over time. In order to make our wind down process as easy as possible for our users, Microsoft has agreed to provide us with a license to continue operating WebFives until the end of the year, giving you time to copy any information you would like to keep to your own PCs or another service prior to the end of the year.”

Just what the users wanted to hear, I guess.

I really liked my Yahoo picture service.  I used it for years and was so surprised to get this notice about shutting off the service.  This is why we created iForem!  Don’t let this happen to you!

Link here: Click!

Dear Stephen,

Thank you so much for using Yahoo! Photos. Before we go, we can help you move your photos to a new home.

You must decide what to do by September 20, 2007, because any photos still here after that date will be deleted. Learn more.