We posted a blog last week about how many of our clients decided a year or two ago that as part of their product offering they would provide storage of user data. We pointed out that this occurred with no foresight or cost calculations and so these companies decided that this was either unlimited in amount, perpetual in duration, or worse, both. Today these companies are scrambling to figure out ways to lower the storage cost or charge customers.  I received this notice in my in box today, while Yahoo is not a client of ours it looks like they are facing the same problem.

Dear Yahoo! Briefcase user, We will be officially closing Yahoo! Briefcase on March 30, 2009. Until then, we are offering you the opportunity to download your files back to your computer. You will need to take action before we close, after which any files remaining on Yahoo! Briefcase will be deleted and no longer accessible. To access your Yahoo! Briefcase account, click the link below: