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by Anonymous User on Mon Mar 13, 2006 at 06:00:09 AM PDT

He cancelled his account and they still charged him for a "child account" whatever that is. If he pays them now don't you think there is a strong possibility that they'll create another "child account" and charge him more a couple of months from now? The best predictor of someones future actions is their past actions and this companies past actions show that they are happy to charge for services not rendered. As for the bully analogy - it is right on. If you fight the bully a couple times (win or lose) - he probably won't bother you anymore because you're not worth the effort. If you pay him today, you are going to pay him tomorrow, and the next day and the rest of your life.

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