4 ms·
I don't understand why they need to make these cuts. It's Microsoft - they surely have access to extremely cheap hard drives through bulk purchasing. What's 10G
by mgo 11y ago
I don't understand why they need to make these cuts. It's Microsoft - they surely have access to extremely cheap hard drives through bulk purchasing. What's 10GB?
- spriggan3 11y ago> I don't understand why they need to make these cuts. It's Microsoft - they surely have access to extremely cheap hard drives through bulk purchasing. What's 10GB? Microsoft didn't become what it is by giving away stuff for free, quite the contrary.
- nroets 11y agoIn the past, Microsoft has provided a lot of free stuff, provided you have a valid Windows license. Browsers, video players, development tools etc.
- deleted 11y ago[deleted]
- darkclarity 11y agoOnline storage is a physical object that requires dedicated infrastructure, whereas software can be built and forgotten about.
- mgo 11y agoNot really, all of those things mentioned need constant security patches even if they don't receive new features. You can't have an insecure Microsoft free application on a non-EOL Windows. They patch things all the time. Sure it doesn't seem like as big of a cost as hard drives, but Microsoft needs to pay engineers and QA guys to fix those programs. Nothing is done for free.
- RIMR 11y agoWhat's 10GB times the number of free OneDrive users?