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Re:Google Photos hooked users with free unlimited storage. N... by terhechte on Friday November 13, 2020 @09:02AM (#25082179)
As I understood it, it is only free for previous Pixel owners until they buy a new Pixel. So it is free for the lifetime of the device, not the users lifetime.
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Re:Google Photos hooked users with free unlimited storage. N... by HotHotLava on Friday November 13, 2020 @09:44AM (#25082672)
Isn't that how most people would have understood the offer anyways? Why should Google store the photos from e.g. your new OnePlus for free just because you owned a Pixel in the past?
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Re:Google Photos hooked users with free unlimited storage. N... by ric2b on Saturday November 14, 2020 @12:30PM (#25093823)
Presumably because they promised the service in return for the purchase of a Pixel device, not its continued use.
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