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bolweval Same thing MS did a few years ago, just like a drug dealer, first you give it to them and then you start charging them after they're hooked/invested in your product! Reply
USAFRet bolweval said: Same thing MS did a few years ago, just like a drug dealer, first you give it to them and then you start charging them after they're hooked/invested in your product! Or, after actual usage investigation, they discovered that most people weren't using anything near that 15GB. Why provision that space if people will never ever use it? Reply
nctnl USAFRet said: Or, after actual usage investigation, they discovered that most people weren't using anything near that 15GB. Why provision that space if people will never ever use it? They scale resources ad-hoc, it's not provisioned up front. I agree with bolweval. It's a business after all. Reply
DiegoSynth USAFRet said: Or, after actual usage investigation, they discovered that most people weren't using anything near that 15GB. Why provision that space if people will never ever use it? No, both Google and Microsoft initially provided certain amount of storage, which later on was reduced and shared across the different applications (mail, drive, calendar, etc.) For someone who opened these accounts about 20 years ago, nowadays it's not only insufficient, but they already start screaming as soon as you are over a 70% of occupied space. They just want to force u to buy more. Reply
USAFRet "restricts new users to an initial 5GB" So far, it does not restrict or reduce existing accounts. I take a LOT of photos. 15GB would barely cover Jan-Feb this year. None stored in the google or MS cloud. But, a business is allowed to change their policies. A user can agree and continue, or go elsewhere. One of the many reasons I don't use cloud storage for backups. Reply
Kindaian Don't forget that the constant 20 emails per day you get stating that your storage is going to be deleted and you need to act now! Reply
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