Less than a year after
launching an online backup solution called
Upline, HP is discontinuing the service. HP hasn't given any official reason for killing Upline, but in an
email sent to customers, the company says that it stop accepting uploads yesterday and will cease operations altogether on March 31st, meaning if you need to get files from the server, you'd best do it before then.
HP will issue full refunds to paying customers. The subscription-based service had offered unlimited storage for $59 per year. Since Upline didn't even last a single year, I guess it's easier for HP to send the money back than to try to pro-rate the refunds.
Tags: backup, hp, hp-upline, upline
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Subscribe to commentsXerloqFeb 27th 2009 2:25PM
I understand the benefit of online storage, but no one ever said "My USB hard drive went out of business..."
Backup_itisFeb 28th 2009 9:22AM
The storage / sync space has way many competitors - and the internet gorilla (google) is rumored to be coming.
There's gonna be a messy war, and maybe HP is wise to get out before this bubble bursts, and the real hemorrhaging starts. HP's mission is to be #1 or #2 in each category it competes in, and it wasn't gonna happen in this business.
Troy HickersonMar 3rd 2009 7:31AM
SafeCopy Backup, http://www.safecopybacup.com, is offering a 10% discount to HP Upline customers. Keep in mind SafeCopy is already 1/3 the cost of the HP Upline Family Plan which is limited to 3 users.
With SafeCopy you can purchase ONE account for ALL your computers. Works on Mac, PC, iPhone, Smartphone. SafeCopy also allows you to easily share files over 1GB.
Promo code of “upline” is good through April 15th.