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You average user doesn't have close to 100GB to store and when you dedupe the big media files that drops even more. Hell, Amazon is doing unlimited storage for
by dexterdog 11y ago
You average user doesn't have close to 100GB to store and when you dedupe the big media files that drops even more. Hell, Amazon is doing unlimited storage for consumers for $70/year already and that's not just for phones.
- skuhn 11y agoI agree that most users don't utilize all of the space provided by any online service, although in this case what they upload is also out of their control. Typically space utilization is somewhat hampered because users won't be bothered to wring every last bit out of it by hand. Even if we say each user only stores 10GB over 3 years, that's $10 just in S3 storage costs. Bandwidth costs for S3 can easily eclipse that if data is transferring back out to the device frequently. Even at a super conservative 10GB outbound per year, that's another $1.50. I'm skeptical that a $400 phone sold in small quantities has the kind of margin to support this type of ongoing cost over the long term. They're smart people though, so maybe they have factored all of this in.
- untog 11y agoYour average user doesn't have close to 100GB, but your average user also has no use for an infinite storage service like this. So their average user will not be the average user.
- dexterdog 11y agoSelling it as infinite is great for people like us that want that, but is also one less thing to worry about for the gut who doesn't need that much space. Infinite is better than even 100TB to the average Joe.