Views: 7 Lessons Learned From The Dot-com Fallout: "When you open your doors and offer something for free, you're sounding the death knell for that company (storage provider, ISP, or some other interchangeable service) that has been in business for six months, giving their own services away, and has recently decided to charge. On the other hand, you're only six months away from having to start charging for your services, and consequently being put out of business by someone else's free service."