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Google is rebranding storage plans as “Google One”

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Re: Google is rebranding storage plans as “Google One”

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Post by woolvalley »

ianstormtaylor wrote: post #83
OrwellianChild wrote: post #73

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I agree that this definitely looks like the play - Google's "Prime" service. I only hope that they choose a more reasonable strategy for migrating users to it as they expand features. YouTube Red can become part of a Google One tier for new users with older users grandfathered. Integration of existing user bases can happen later. Storage is a cheap benefit to provide for the average user who won't use it all. YouTube…

I agree. If it is their attempt at "Prime", they're going to have a much harder time of it than Amazon, since they already have so many different subscriptions and price points. It'll be interesting to see how they try to manage it. Not only that, but they'll have to decide where the borders of the subscription are—is YouTube a separate entity, and thus should keep it's own subscription model? or is it too valuable a…

Amazon has prime, and then some services have higher service levels that you pay extra for. Like amazon music has the 'prime' & full tiers. There is one for storage, another for books and probably a bunch of others I don't know about.

I can easily see something similar happening with youtube red for example. Youtube free, Youtube 'one' & Youtube red.

Re: Google is rebranding storage plans as “Google One”

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Post by olyjohn »

zasz wrote: post #54
crazygringo wrote: post #11

> free one-tap access to Google Experts for help with any Google consumer product and service. This is huge . Together with having removed ads that scanned your e-mail from consumer Gmail, it looks like Google's consumer offerings could actually be changing course from "you're the product" to "you're the customer" -- or at least be giving you the choice. Of course, you could always get a single-seat G Suite for busin…

Why the excitement? If you're paying for a service, you're entitled to customer service.

Try telling that to Microsoft.

Re: Google is rebranding storage plans as “Google One”

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Post by woolvalley »

hs86 wrote: post #47
lumoon wrote: post #2

Dropbox down 4% today so far.

They introduced a second 1 TB plan for twice the price with questionable added value except for Smart Sync and their offerings with more storage space are only made for teams. Maybe it is time for me to switch away from Dropbox? Previously, one of the main advantages of Dropbox was their reliable sync client but this attribute is fading away: When I do many little file operations on Windows (npm, TeX Live), I expect…

When you have two 'file monitoring' apps accessing each other's scan space, they can interpret each other's access as edits and go into a CPU loop. Dropbox and any other sync client will do this.

I generally look at AV as effectively useless and badly made, your system will speed up a lot in general (independent of dropbox) if you stop using it.

> Some third-party apps access files in your Dropbox folder. Dropbox may interpret this access as edits to the files, and sync these perceived changes. If a third-party app continually requests access to your files, Dropbox will continue to sync, which will in turn lead to high CPU usage.

> This loop usually occurs with third-party syncing apps, backup apps, and anti-virus or security software, or when a third-party app is installed within the Dropbox folder.

> https://www.dropbox.com/help/desktop-web/high-cpu-usage

Re: Google is rebranding storage plans as “Google One”

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Post by reaperducer »

abalone wrote: post #38

Missing context: this is catching up to last year's iCloud pricing (200GB for $2.99, 2TB for $9.99). Not sure how the new support feature compares to free/paid Apple support options. Not a lot of details on it yet.

>Missing context: this is catching up to last year's iCloud pricing (200GB for $2.99, 2TB for $9.99).

But... but... but... Apple is always more expensive than Google! I'm just paying for the brand!

Re: Google is rebranding storage plans as “Google One”

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Post by lossolo »

eitally wrote: post #96
Misdicorl wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why would scenario in GP be nefarious?

imho, creating new data sucking pipelines (no matter whether for advertising or model training) under the guise of a consumer service is at least slightly nefarious.

Like with google recaptcha?

Re: Google is rebranding storage plans as “Google One”

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Post by josteink »

olyjohn wrote: post #103
zasz wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why the excitement? If you're paying for a service, you're entitled to customer service.

Try telling that to Microsoft.

Why? They have world-class service with real people, real responses and more often than not, real solutions. On the phone, in minutes.

At least for partners. I haven’t had much experience with regular end-user support, so I won’t make any bold claims about that.

Re: Google is rebranding storage plans as “Google One”

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Post by superflyguy »

ianstormtaylor wrote: post #63

I think this article is missing the bigger picture—this isn't about storage. This is Google trying to copy the success of Amazon Prime. They're going to try to unify lots of different benefits under a single, high-value subscription. The storage plans and priority support are just the first benefit they've tied to the subscription. > In addition to access to experts, the company also promises to provide subscribers w…

Did you not read the article? That's all mentioned as a possibility.

Re: Google is rebranding storage plans as “Google One”

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Post by eganist »

l9k wrote: post #74
eganist wrote: post #64

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Microsoft OneDrive Google One ... Both in storage? That's a massive trademark dispute waiting to happen. People will easily start assuming OneDrive refers to Google's offering and confuse the hell out of them.

Moreover, adding to the confusion, it is (Google) ONE for (Google) DRIVE

The immediate precedent I see for this is Drop/Box, but there are indications that their particular dispute was settled privately (https://www.quora.com/Why-didnt-Box-go-after-Dropbox-for-tra...).

I don't see that happening here.

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