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Re:Google is killing unlimited Drive storage for non-enterpr... by causality0 on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @06:51PM (#24771224)
It's not abuse any more than using your $500/month insurance plan to cover a $12,000/month chemotherapy treatment is abuse. Advertising unlimited storage for $12 is Google saying "We bet the vast majority of our users don't need twelve dollars' worth of storage but will pay it anyway because they want one less thing to have to think about".
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Re:Google is killing unlimited Drive storage for non-enterpr... by crpatino on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @07:39PM (#24771600)
On the other hand, your insurance company would have strictly (and wisely, IMHO) defined how many millions worth of chemo your $500/month plan will buy you, or specifically what kinds of treatments will it pay for, and at what rates.

So, if you run into a "miracle doctor" that will charge you $1,000,000 per dose of their "miracle medicine" that "wipes away cancer, like, forever", the reasons why your claim will be denied are already stated clearly in the small print of your contract.

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