When I first heard about Mozy a few years ago, I jumped on it. It was great. Since then, I’ve found their service has slowed down, and makes my computer run slowly.

So recently I tried out Carbonite and really like it. It probably isn’t any faster, but I like that I can see what files are backed up, and it doesn’t seem to slow down my computer. So I switched, and as I write this, 43% of my 137Gb of data is backed up.

But then yesterday my girlfriend showed me a funny clip of Glenn Beck (as in, he does his thing and we laugh at him). In the middle of his rant, he does a plug for Carbonite.

My jaw dropped. It’s probably a smart demographic to go after, and I guess I take it for granted that tech companies are generally going to be liberal. But it hurts. I do not like Glenn Beck, and do support most things he does. Why should I support companies that give him money?

Now I’m honestly conflicted. I know it’s “just business” but I do my best not to support companies like Walmart that I think are not doing good. Do I keep using Carbonite?

Do you let politics influence whether you hire/pay for services?

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