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

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Post by ericd »

onlyrealcuzzo wrote: post #89
losvedir wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I agree. And I think the branding here of "Google One" implies that this could be the start of a large change of course, since it's not specific to any one product. While gmail support is notoriously awful, I've been extremely impressed with my call-in support for my Google Fi, Nexus phones, and Pixel buds. So when you pay for the product, they do (/can) support it well. I would love a general paid-Google (a la Amazo…

Anecdotally, I've been extremely unimpressed with Google's Fi / Nexus / Pixel support. I had a Nexus phone on Fi that -- while I was holding it in my hand texting -- it went black and never turned on again, for no reason. I assumed the battery died -- even though the UI displayed that I had most of my battery still. No, it completely bricked. Coincidentally and non-conspiratorially, it might've been ~2 weeks after my…

I've found them to be excellent the few times I've contacted them. They even debugged some networking issues within a few hours when my phone was having trouble switching to a Japanese data network, all while keeping me updated on their progress. The Fi vs every other carrier delta is the primary thing keeping me from an iPhone. I've been a bit less impressed with the hardware reliability of the Pixel, and Android's software experience isn't quite as good as iOS'.

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Post by mkirklions »

garblegarble wrote: post #77
mkirklions wrote: post #62

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Following up on this question of cost per TB. Not trying to shill this crypto(because I dont know if it really works). But this crypto claims to be selling 1TB/2$/mo https://siastats.info/storage_pricing So is Sia coin actually cheaper than these big players? Or are there hidden fees?

>because I dont know if it really works Sounds like you have your answer?

No, I havent used the service.

I dont think its fair to make a conclusion without having evidence.

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Post by deft »

OrwellianChild wrote: post #79
pgt wrote: post #68

The naive name for this product bundling would be Google Bundle, GBundle, but that would rub regulators the wrong way. The first rule of UX and branding is: don't make me think. Using a digit in a brand name is a question mark, just like Google Plus. Or was it Google+? It gets in the way of the meat of your message. Why would Google would rub up against Microsoft OneDrive with Google (One?) Drive? Is it going to be G…

I understand the potential confusion, but do you think this has hurt the Xbox One adoption? I think it's probably possible to execute a "One" branding correctly, provided it gives the users a sort of "universal" experience ala Prime.

The Xbox One faced this problem too but on a smaller scale. An example of a product that failed in large part due to its ambiguous and confusing name was the WiiU. Is it a wii? Is it something else? Is it just the control? What is a U?

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Post by dragonwriter »

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

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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

It's not Google One for Google Drive. Its just Google One. (Yes, Google Drive is one of the other Google products that uses Google One storage but Google One is branding to detach the storsge space from the Drive brand, not connected to it.

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Post by vishnu_ks »

donald123 wrote: post #90
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…

If this is really the case, then I would say the name sucks. It's hard to know what 'Google One' means from just the name. And there is 'Android One', which is designed for low-end devices, it would really confuse people when they talk about android one, google one. I can see more people will refer it as "google one drive", and microsoft also has its "One Drive", that's even more confusing to all the average users.

I don't think many people have heard of Android One. Also, the people who have heard of Android One can easily differentiate it from Google One.

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Post by icebraining »

crooked-v wrote: post #116
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…

I would never sign up for a Google subscription service a la Prime, because I have absolutely zero trust that they wouldn't yank any random service out from under me ten months later. By contrast, every Amazon service I've dealt with has been either explicitly experimental (and not "experimental" in the Google sense, but something that actually seems like a distinct trial run) or has lasted for years at a minimum.

Which Google services haven't lasted years? The only one I can think of is Wave, and that was pretty experimental.

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Post by ergomarky »

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…

Amazon Prime, Office 365, and now Google One. Definitely the major players are looking towards a unified mainline of income for their services.

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Post by icebraining »

ianstormtaylor wrote: post #87
yodon wrote: post #82

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Perhaps it’s partly a rational defensive move in case the GDPR wreaks havok with the ad-based web ecosystem? I’m looking forward to reading whatever Ben Thompson (stratechery.com) has to say on the undelying business model implications

I think you're right, and that that be great in my opinion. I'd love for this to be the start of Google being less dependent on ads across some of their currently free products. If a "Google One" subscription guaranteed that Gmail and other services were no longer mined for ads, that would be a great thing. It might allow them to maintain the ads-based model for free users, while providing a single subscription for p…

Gmail stopped being mined for ads last year: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14620608
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