Personally, I think the $0.08 per day gc.com costs me is an absolute steal compared to what I get back. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 13, 2009, at 8:41 PM, AZcachemeister wrote: > Some companies I have worked for based their business model on the > concept that the existing customers would quit sooner or later, so > any effort to keep them (like good excellent service) was a waste of > time. Time that could be better spent finding new customers. > > I guess that is one way to do it... > > ACM > > > Michael Weiner wrote: >> >> *nod* >> >> >> I agree, but having formally been the systems administrator that >> basically built and ran the linux environment for >> AmericanGreetings.com a number of years ago, and doing all that it >> took back then to survive the STORM on a day like Valentine's Day >> at a greeting card company, i have an especially keen sight on what >> it takes to run services like this. And if you really want to talk >> about the /. affect i can definitely describe that in pretty good >> detail, LOL. And honestly i dont get it...rather than paying for >> and improving infrastructure for stability and good load balancing >> they focus on things that dont necessarily improve their >> environment, but rather increase the bottom line. Now, not that >> that is a bad model for a business, but when folks are paying for >> 'services' and you cant provide them with a lot of reliability, you >> will begin to loose your paying userbase and HURT your bottom line >> in the long-term. >> >> >> Michael (of TeamDotOne) >> -- >> On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 2:32 PM, ShadowAce >> wrote: >> Sadly, like other new features (whereigo), it requires special >> equipment. >> >> Looks like groundspeak is moving away from the days when an old >> eTrex yellow was all you needed to play :( >> >> >> On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 8:30 AM, wrote: >> Works for me right now, but it was dead at 5:00 AM It might be >> related to the test they are doing on http://Live.Geocaching.com >> >> >> ____________________________________________________________ >> Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com >> To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: >> http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching >> >> Arizona's Geocaching Resource >> http://www.azgeocaching.com >> >> >> >> ____________________________________________________________ >> Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com >> To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: >> http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching >> >> Arizona's Geocaching Resource >> http://www.azgeocaching.com >> > > ____________________________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com