5 ms·

Well, companies should think twice before selling unlimited plans. Maybe set a really high cap that's enough to cover 90% of the users but unlimited means unlim

Well, companies should think twice before selling unlimited plans. Maybe set a really high cap that's enough to cover 90% of the users but unlimited means unlimited.

syshum 9y ago
Except for the fact that when Google, Amazon and the rest talk about "unlimited" they are referring to unlimited PERSONAL storage of data you create as a person, this would include backups of your personal computer, photos, important documents,etc Not backing up SoundCloud or the entire Internet for $5 a month
dexterdog 9y ago
90% would likely be covered by a TB or 2. That would not work for marketing.
- idbehold 9y ago
  Over a million megabytes of storage!
  - Camille34 9y ago
    I get paid over $95 per hour working from home with 2 kids at home. I never thought I'd be able to do it but my best friend earns over 10k a month doing this and she convinced me to try. The potential with this is endless. Heres what I've been doing, •••••••••>>http://cutt.us/7N2sG http://cutt.us/7N2sG
- wastedhours 9y ago
  What would work for marketing if you can't compete on the raw number game is framing the amount - like Apple did with "1000 songs in your pocket". If you want to design a cap - Goog probably has an idea of the kinds of file people store (whether it's pics or docs or videos or sheets etc...), pick a number of those that's impressive and is just lower than what your 10% power users has, and then use that to influence the package size. 2TB of files can easily be turned into "half a million photos" or like their previous ad campaigns, show how it can store every photo from birth to university for your kid or something. Or a love letter every day from first date to goodbye. If you can't compete on the number, don't compete on the number.
  - acjohnson55 9y ago
    I prefer "libraries of Congress" as my storage unit of choice.
    - captbaritone 9y ago
      I suppose a new storage unit is in order: "SoundClouds".
- _jal 9y ago
  It is amusing to trace the arguments in this thread. We went from "abusing unlimited storage is why we can't have nice things" to "well, don't call it unlimited if it isn't" to "but marketing doesn't like that". This is why I so strongly prefer services that don't bullshit me. Tell me what you're exactly selling, for how much[1]. If promise to livestream setting your marketing department on fire, I'll pay double. [1] If it is free, I already know what it costs and am not interested, thanks.
brandon272 9y ago
Why should the companies think twice? It's the users who end up suffering, not the companies. The companies will just put an end to abusive users or punish everyone uniformly by increasing prices.
- rnhmjoj 9y ago
  The companies suffer too. American Airlines has lost a lot of money with the their unlimited travel pass and I'm not sure they could revoke all the subscriptions after they figure this out.

Well, companies should think twice before selling unlimited plans. Maybe set a really high cap that's enough to cover 90% of the users but unlimited means unlimited.

syshum 9y ago

Except for the fact that when Google, Amazon and the rest talk about "unlimited" they are referring to unlimited PERSONAL storage of data you create as a person, this would include backups of your personal computer, photos, important documents,etc Not backing up SoundCloud or the entire Internet for $5 a month

dexterdog 9y ago

90% would likely be covered by a TB or 2. That would not work for marketing.

idbehold 9y ago
Over a million megabytes of storage!
- Camille34 9y ago
  I get paid over $95 per hour working from home with 2 kids at home. I never thought I'd be able to do it but my best friend earns over 10k a month doing this and she convinced me to try. The potential with this is endless. Heres what I've been doing, •••••••••>>http://cutt.us/7N2sG http://cutt.us/7N2sG
wastedhours 9y ago
What would work for marketing if you can't compete on the raw number game is framing the amount - like Apple did with "1000 songs in your pocket". If you want to design a cap - Goog probably has an idea of the kinds of file people store (whether it's pics or docs or videos or sheets etc...), pick a number of those that's impressive and is just lower than what your 10% power users has, and then use that to influence the package size. 2TB of files can easily be turned into "half a million photos" or like their previous ad campaigns, show how it can store every photo from birth to university for your kid or something. Or a love letter every day from first date to goodbye. If you can't compete on the number, don't compete on the number.
- acjohnson55 9y ago
  I prefer "libraries of Congress" as my storage unit of choice.
  - captbaritone 9y ago
    I suppose a new storage unit is in order: "SoundClouds".
_jal 9y ago
It is amusing to trace the arguments in this thread. We went from "abusing unlimited storage is why we can't have nice things" to "well, don't call it unlimited if it isn't" to "but marketing doesn't like that". This is why I so strongly prefer services that don't bullshit me. Tell me what you're exactly selling, for how much[1]. If promise to livestream setting your marketing department on fire, I'll pay double. [1] If it is free, I already know what it costs and am not interested, thanks.

brandon272 9y ago

Why should the companies think twice? It's the users who end up suffering, not the companies. The companies will just put an end to abusive users or punish everyone uniformly by increasing prices.

rnhmjoj 9y ago
The companies suffer too. American Airlines has lost a lot of money with the their unlimited travel pass and I'm not sure they could revoke all the subscriptions after they figure this out.