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"Unlimited Free Photo Storage" is huge. I would estimate that 80% of my current DropBox capacity is photos alone. I hope Amazon nails this and forces Apple &

by aresant 12y ago

"Unlimited Free Photo Storage" is huge. I would estimate that 80% of my current DropBox capacity is photos alone. I hope Amazon nails this and forces Apple & DropBox to respond.

jusben1369 12y ago
You're not just using Google for backups? (I admit I don't take huge amounts of photos but that's where mine are)
- ctdonath 12y ago
  Cost for storing upwards of 200GB of photos?
  - vijayr 12y ago
    100GB for $1.99 per month, and a terabyte for $9.99 per month
  - higherpurpose 12y ago
    I think Google offers unlimited photo storage, too, but only up to 8MP resolution.
  - talles 12y ago
    Flickr offers 1TB for free
localhost 12y ago
They talked a lot earlier in the presentation about how Amazon Prime is an extremely sticky service - they have very little churn. I would imagine that unlimited photo storage will give folks yet another reason why they need to renew their Prime membership.
gecko 12y ago
EDIT: Nope, I'm wrong; as pointed at below, Apple charges $1/month for unlimited service, whereas Amazon's offering it free. INCORRECT FORMER COMMENT: Apple has already thrown unlimited photo storage into iOS 8 (http://www.apple.com/ios/ios8/photos/ http://www.apple.com/ios/ios8/photos/), so I'd say they've responded preemptively. :)
- berberous 12y ago
  I thought the same thing and almost posted your exact comment, but if you click the second slide, it says: "iCloud Photo Library helps you make the most of the space available on your iOS device, so you can spend more time shooting pictures and less time managing them. It can automatically keep the original high-resolution photos and videos in iCloud and leave behind lightweight versions that are perfectly sized for each device. You get 5GB of iCloud storage free, and other storage plans will start at $0.99 per month." So it would appear that Apple is making a more seamless way to store and view all your photos on iCloud rather than on device, but is still charging you if you exceed 5GB worth.
- prezjordan 12y ago
  > You get 5GB of iCloud storage free, and other storage plans will start at $0.99 per month.
- arrrg 12y ago
  It’s not unlimited and it’s not free. You have to pay for anything beyond 5GB.

by aresant 12y ago

"Unlimited Free Photo Storage" is huge. I would estimate that 80% of my current DropBox capacity is photos alone. I hope Amazon nails this and forces Apple & DropBox to respond.

jusben1369 12y ago

You're not just using Google for backups? (I admit I don't take huge amounts of photos but that's where mine are)

ctdonath 12y ago
Cost for storing upwards of 200GB of photos?
- vijayr 12y ago
  100GB for $1.99 per month, and a terabyte for $9.99 per month
- higherpurpose 12y ago
  I think Google offers unlimited photo storage, too, but only up to 8MP resolution.
- talles 12y ago
  Flickr offers 1TB for free

localhost 12y ago

They talked a lot earlier in the presentation about how Amazon Prime is an extremely sticky service - they have very little churn. I would imagine that unlimited photo storage will give folks yet another reason why they need to renew their Prime membership.

gecko 12y ago

EDIT: Nope, I'm wrong; as pointed at below, Apple charges $1/month for unlimited service, whereas Amazon's offering it free. INCORRECT FORMER COMMENT: Apple has already thrown unlimited photo storage into iOS 8 (http://www.apple.com/ios/ios8/photos/ http://www.apple.com/ios/ios8/photos/), so I'd say they've responded preemptively. :)

berberous 12y ago
I thought the same thing and almost posted your exact comment, but if you click the second slide, it says: "iCloud Photo Library helps you make the most of the space available on your iOS device, so you can spend more time shooting pictures and less time managing them. It can automatically keep the original high-resolution photos and videos in iCloud and leave behind lightweight versions that are perfectly sized for each device. You get 5GB of iCloud storage free, and other storage plans will start at $0.99 per month." So it would appear that Apple is making a more seamless way to store and view all your photos on iCloud rather than on device, but is still charging you if you exceed 5GB worth.
prezjordan 12y ago
> You get 5GB of iCloud storage free, and other storage plans will start at $0.99 per month.
arrrg 12y ago
It’s not unlimited and it’s not free. You have to pay for anything beyond 5GB.