Re:Google Promises Unlimited Storage; Cancels; Tells Journal...
by ahtihn on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @12:51PM
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> If it's excessive, then Google shouldn't have offered an unlimited data plan.
Right, which is why they discontinued it.
They offered unlimited, not unlimited forever.
Re:Google Promises Unlimited Storage; Cancels; Tells Journal...
by boringg on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @11:08AM
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They offered it for 10 years and then probably realized that people were taking advantage of the position and then tried to phase it out. Most likely with a lot of warning beforehand.
I have a tough time believe that they didn't give any warning and then kicked them off the service.
Re:Google Promises Unlimited Storage; Cancels; Tells Journal...
by crooked-v on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @12:02PM
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> taking advantage
It was unlimited. If they didn't want it to be unlimited, it should have had a limit on it.
Re:Google Promises Unlimited Storage; Cancels; Tells Journal...
by renewiltord on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @12:54PM
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It was unlimited and they retained the right to exit the contract. If someone wants to pay for unlimited duration unlimited storage they should find a provider who does that.
If it's excessive, then Google shouldn't have offered an unlimited data plan. They could have called it a 100 TB plan, but they chose to call it unlimited to make it sound better and then canceled it once people took them up on the offer. Regardless of whether that kind of action is legal, it's a shady business practice.
For that matter, there's nothing wrong with Google discontinuing the plan going forward, but they had plenty of options for making the transition more fair and building consumer trust without hurting their bottom line too much. For example, they could have converted his account to a 250TB account and tripled its price, at which point he wouldn't be in immediate danger of losing his files but would be pressured into gradually moving to a more cost effective solution.