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As they've said though, the usage of most linux users isn't on par with Windows / Mac users. They simply would crush themselves with people attempting to backup 200TB nas devices for $5.00 a month. If you want any perspective on how crazy the fringes are with data storage and how they impact providers (such as amazon, google, backblaze, etc.) simply read the stories on reddit /r/datahoarder and you'll quickly see why this decision makes sense from a business perspective.

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Very small numbers of people already do this on Mac/Windows using tricks like mouting the NAS as an iSCSI device to backup absurd amounts on the $5 plan. The business model is clearly that the legions of small users subsidize the "whales" and Linux desktops are a drop in the ocean vs the Windows/Mac world too. Do you have a source for where Backblaze claimed the usage of most Linux users isn't on par?

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> Do you have a source for where Backblaze claimed the usage of most Linux users isn't on par?

One of their employees pretty much said exactly that here on HN recently. I don't have the comment bookmarked or anything like that so I can't cite it for you, but I do remember reading it.

I'm paraphrasing, of course, but s/he basically said "the math doesn't work out" (for the regular service, not B2 (obviously)).