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I like how Google did their storage. They started off with a something that was (at the time) insane amount of storage for email, like 1GB. Then they slowly inc
by ytjohn 9y ago
I like how Google did their storage. They started off with a something that was (at the time) insane amount of storage for email, like 1GB. Then they slowly increased that over time as storage costs decreased. It was never unlimited, but it seemed unlimited compared to their competitors, who were often at 1/10th or even 1/100th the space.
Granted that's more difficult to do today as more players have embraced the concept. Google Photos (formerly Picasa) came out with unlimited storage for photos, and Amazon Cloud Drive is a response to that. ACD still offers unlimited photos, but they should never have tried offering unlimited "other files" storage. They have been doing cloud storage to technically adept people for years. I don't know why they thought they could offer a rather similar service, mark it as unlimited, and not expect people to use the cheap unlimited option over their per-use pricing plan.