You can't even get over 2TB unless you subscribe to Apple One and even then you only get another 2TB. Pretty useless as a large scale backup service if the maximum you can ever pay them for is 4TB.

Per user. I know you would probably like to backup your linux isos to icloud but besides that the 4tb per account/user is pretty much all one would need. This is for personal use, not business ;)

Been seeing a lot more of these snarky sort of comments on HN as of late, and its not encouraging. Can we keep it civil without making light jabs at others preferences or tech needs?

Oh come on, that's over-sensitive. The person made a lightweight remark, complete with wink at its conclusion. It was on topic and conveyed information.

Your reaction is derailment because you grabbed the wheel and steered the topic down a road about you and your expectations of discussion standards.

Part of respectable human interaction includes humorous, short and sharp casual responses on occasion. In this case, the post was replying to someone who called Apple's storage limit "pretty useless"... so we're well and truly in the fun zone of casual conversation. Not sure what you're seeking, the equivalent of a formal meeting with diplomats and official representatives?

Except the previous comment had no level of snark involved. You clipping out the "pretty useless" from the context is also misleading. You turn to hyperbole and end of your reply insinuating that I'm expecting some sort of formal discourse. I'm commenting on the "linux distros" portion and the which makes it sound more like a cheap karma harvesting reddit post.

Just imagine if more people made these sorts of quips out of the blue and how crap it would make the forum over time?

> "linux distros"

I wasn't aware linux distros would push the limits of 4TB cloud storage, so for me it was micro-informative. I also wasn't insinuating, I was asking you directly how much formality you want in online tech discussions.

All good. I don't want to drown in cheap karma-harvesting reddit posts either, but I don't see that happening here.

When "snark" is measured like spice in cooking, it adds flavour. I'm not suggesting popping the lid and dumping a jar of snark in the broth!

"linux isos" in the context of storing lots of data is a reference to pirated movies/tv shows/etc.

What? Nobody mentioned "isos".

Except the previous comment had no level of snark involved. You clipping out the "pretty useless" from the context is also misleading.

You then add on hyperbole to end of your reply that I'm expecting some sort of formal discourse. I'm commenting on the "linux distros", which seems irrelevant. Putting a ;)

Are you sure this is correct? Apple One seems to suggest I’ll stay on the same 2TB plan I’m currently on.

Yes, it's 2TB per user AFAIK.

Unless something has recently changed, Apple One gives you either 200GB or 2TB to share in a family group. It’s not per user. Each user can purchase an iCloud+ plan on top of the shared iCloud storage included in Apple One.

Of course you are correct, Apple is not giving that storage away.

They do make a family plan for Apple Plus ($30/month) fairly compelling: 2TB per family member, Apple TV both has some good original content as well as serving as a quick index into most other stream services, the Arcade Games are fun enough, Fitness+ is something I use about 90 minutes a week, and Apple Music. That is a lot of “stuff.”

Then there are some things that Apple gives away for free. Their podcast app is free and lets you subscribe to a lot of interesting stuff that I might otherwise subscribe to Spotify for. Handoff saves me about 5 minutes a day. Anyway, I don’t much like the walled garden aspect of Apple, but for value and convenience they must be difficult to compete against.

The storage is not pr family member. It's 2 TB shared between members.

sorry, yes, i meant it that you can can now purchase 2TB of stand alone E2E storage from apple for 9$/mo, or get it as part of iCloud+. "giving" was a poor word and should have been "available".