I get why they might be doing it ( audience building ), but they should have restricted it only to their HomePage or some info pages. ( check azernik's response on how to do this correctly ! )
It's easy to attack Backblaze.
Before attacking them for this, please make sure the company that you are working for or building doesn't do the same thing. ( I know for a fact that a lot of startups make heavy use of Audience building).
> Before attacking them for this, please make sure the company that you are working for or building doesn't do the same thing.
I don't get why these two are related at all. One can do both the second and the first. By their own admission in other HN threads, Backblaze earns several million dollars a year and is proud not to have VC backing. So it doesn't seem like anybody is attacking an underdog who's struggling to change the status quo and needs to be held to lower standards.
It's easy to attack Backblaze.
Before attacking them for this, please make sure the company that you are working for or building doesn't do the same thing. ( I know for a fact that a lot of startups make heavy use of Audience building).
Note : I have used their service in the past and moved on to OVH due to a different issue in the past . https://www.backblaze.com/blog/b2-503-500-server-error/