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The business model of Unattach seems problematic though. Folks with storage issues are the ones who will not want to pay to increase storage for their Google ac

The business model of Unattach seems problematic though. Folks with storage issues are the ones who will not want to pay to increase storage for their Google account (not judging) but they would pay for a service to delete attachments?

quickthrower2 4y ago
Yes. While this service is cheaper than the upgrade, it is in a narrow space if they are competing on price. And with the files unattached you now have a convenience issue.
ramraj07 4y ago
Yeah who has 10 bucks a year but doesn’t have 25?
- wonderbore 4y ago
  You missed the world of file hosting services connected to the world of piracy. Plus it’s more likely that one would pay $10, clean up the inbox and move on, compared to $25 yearly forever.
  - midoridensha 4y ago
    >You missed the world of file hosting services connected to the world of piracy. Honestly, I think this is just very different markets. With piracy (esp. of movies), you simply get a better product than if you don't use piracy: you can get stuff outside your market, you can get subtitles you don't get with your normal streaming service, you don't need to subscribe to 12 different services at once, you don't have to worry about not being able to watch a movie because your internet connection is down, you don't have to watch a bunch of ads, etc. Piracy isn't just about saving money.
    - teddyh 4y ago
      Also, no analytics are performed on you to analyze what you are watching, when, for how long, etc.
    - wonderbore 4y ago
      Most of your points are also about price. You could subscribe to all of them and also buy all the stuff even from outside market if you had money. I bet that’s still more convenient than hoping to find your whole series in decent quality right now. > ut not being able to watch a movie because your internet connection is down Some services allow you to download movies beforehand just like you would have to do with pirated movies.
      - midoridensha 4y ago
        >You could subscribe to all of them and also buy all the stuff even from outside market if you had money. No, if you're not in the right region, a lot of stuff is simply unavailable to you at any price, or it's not available in your language. For instance, if you're in America, even if something is available, it's been converted into English so you can't watch it in the original language. It doesn't matter how much money you have, unless you're talking about flying a private jet to that region which is just ridiculous.
- QuantumGood 4y ago
  Some users will think of it as a one-time fee, rather than annual. Or "once every few years". Also, free plan is sufficient to remove costliest large attachments.
LightG 4y ago
They have a potential marketplace of one with me. Google have made the process of paying for storage (for me) so miserable that I would consider this. A stop gap until I ditch google altogether. Nor sure it will scale though.
- strnisa 4y ago
  Hi LightG, author of Unattach here. I'm happy to hear that you're considering using the app. Regarding scale, practically all of the work is done within the user's browser; the server is used only for downloading the app, auth, admin and metrics.

quickthrower2 4y ago

Yes. While this service is cheaper than the upgrade, it is in a narrow space if they are competing on price. And with the files unattached you now have a convenience issue.

ramraj07 4y ago

Yeah who has 10 bucks a year but doesn’t have 25?

wonderbore 4y ago
You missed the world of file hosting services connected to the world of piracy. Plus it’s more likely that one would pay $10, clean up the inbox and move on, compared to $25 yearly forever.
- midoridensha 4y ago
  >You missed the world of file hosting services connected to the world of piracy. Honestly, I think this is just very different markets. With piracy (esp. of movies), you simply get a better product than if you don't use piracy: you can get stuff outside your market, you can get subtitles you don't get with your normal streaming service, you don't need to subscribe to 12 different services at once, you don't have to worry about not being able to watch a movie because your internet connection is down, you don't have to watch a bunch of ads, etc. Piracy isn't just about saving money.
  - teddyh 4y ago
    Also, no analytics are performed on you to analyze what you are watching, when, for how long, etc.
  - wonderbore 4y ago
    Most of your points are also about price. You could subscribe to all of them and also buy all the stuff even from outside market if you had money. I bet that’s still more convenient than hoping to find your whole series in decent quality right now. > ut not being able to watch a movie because your internet connection is down Some services allow you to download movies beforehand just like you would have to do with pirated movies.
    - midoridensha 4y ago
      >You could subscribe to all of them and also buy all the stuff even from outside market if you had money. No, if you're not in the right region, a lot of stuff is simply unavailable to you at any price, or it's not available in your language. For instance, if you're in America, even if something is available, it's been converted into English so you can't watch it in the original language. It doesn't matter how much money you have, unless you're talking about flying a private jet to that region which is just ridiculous.
QuantumGood 4y ago
Some users will think of it as a one-time fee, rather than annual. Or "once every few years". Also, free plan is sufficient to remove costliest large attachments.

LightG 4y ago

They have a potential marketplace of one with me. Google have made the process of paying for storage (for me) so miserable that I would consider this. A stop gap until I ditch google altogether. Nor sure it will scale though.

strnisa 4y ago
Hi LightG, author of Unattach here. I'm happy to hear that you're considering using the app. Regarding scale, practically all of the work is done within the user's browser; the server is used only for downloading the app, auth, admin and metrics.