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Re:Google Promises Unlimited Storage; Cancels; Tells Journal... by boringg on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @11:08AM (#38629434)
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.

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Re:Google Promises Unlimited Storage; Cancels; Tells Journal... by crooked-v on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @12:02PM (#38630305)
> taking advantage

It was unlimited. If they didn't want it to be unlimited, it should have had a limit on it.

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Re:Google Promises Unlimited Storage; Cancels; Tells Journal... by renewiltord on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @12:54PM (#38631285)
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.
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Re:Google Promises Unlimited Storage; Cancels; Tells Journal... by darkwater on Saturday December 16, 2023 @05:48PM (#38668521)
They had it, it was Google.
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Re:Google Promises Unlimited Storage; Cancels; Tells Journal... by rvba on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @01:55PM (#38632360)
Interesting that they realized it only after 10 years.
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