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

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Post by pnloyd »

what_ever wrote: post #152
vishnu_ks wrote: post #126

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

I am really surprised so many people are stuck on Android One. I doubt any of the people here use an Android One phone. And those who own an Android One phone AND potentially can get confused between the names, do they even care what Android or OS is running on their phones? I feel people who are specifically looking to buy an Android One phone are savvy enough to know the difference. Disc: Googler.

I use one. I was blown away by the value of the 220$ Xiaomi MI A1. It's nice to know that I can move between some options for manufacturers to get the best value for my budget, and also expect a consistent experience.

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

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Post by bitmapbrother »

OrwellianChild wrote: post #73
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 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…

>YouTube Red is already $9.99 - just add the 2TB Drive option for free and starting selling everyone on the Google One branding

You would also be getting Google Play Music since its bundled with Red.

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Post by agentdrtran »

zantana wrote: post #134

With storage it always seems that the devil's in the details. Are there any upload/download caps in place? Are they documented? Are they scanning it? Downsampling it? Checking it against some DMCA database? What happens when Junior shares his Bluray rips with his buddies at school? Are they blocking rclone? How about 6 months from now? Net neutrality is toast, caps are the norm and they're closing the service in 6 mo…

1) Yes, 750GB upload limit a day. Not sure about download. 2) no 3) No 4-5) Maybe? Nobody I know who does this has been caught

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

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Post by cromwellian »

chias wrote: post #143
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…

> They're going to try to unify lots of different benefits under a single, high-value subscription This makes me sad, as it's my primary gripe with Amazon Prime. The only Prime service I actually use is free 2-day shipping. But they keep lumping more and more stuff in there -- video streaming, movies, photos, music, etc -- and the price keeps going up. Sooner or later it's not going to be worth the free 2-day shippin…

The flip side of not bundling, is nickle-and-diming. Other bundling services, like Spotify, or Netflix, are way more cost effective than having to make micropayments to a bunch of separate services.

Consider Newspaper subscriptions. Would you rather separately pay $X/month to New York Times, WashingtonPost, The Atlantic, The Economist, etc just to read a few articles, or would you rather pay $X/mo to Texture or a Spotify-for-News, and then have access to every newspaper, friction and worry free?

I'm an Amazon Prime customer and I love it. Not just for the delivery, but also for the video, Amazon Fresh, and pretty much everything else.

When the price of the bundle exceeds greatly the price of everything else, I might start to be concerned.

But in general, I find unbundled stuff more expensive.

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Post by bitmapbrother »

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.

It's good that you didn't sign up to use these experimental Amazon services.

"Amazon Killing Off its $60/Year Plan for Unlimited Storage"

"Amazon is killing off its Music Storage subscription service"

"Amazon to discontinue Fresh delivery in some states"

"Amazon is shutting down its 'Underground Actually Free' program"

"Amazon Will Discontinue Its Vendor Express Platform"

etc...

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

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Post by bitmapbrother »

vvanders wrote: post #3

> Google already offered 24/7 support for paying business users with a G Suite account, but this is the first time it actively offers live support for consumers. About fucking time. I know so many people who will never purchase another Google product because it's was literally impossible to get another human being on the other end of the line.

>About fucking time.

They've offered chat and phone support for their phones and Google Play for years. I've never had a problem chatting or talking to a CSR on the phone. In fact, every Nexus and Pixel phone has a built in 24/7 support app that allows you to chat, talk or get a call back from a support person.

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Post by Havoc »

electriclove wrote: post #41

Can we get Family Groups enabled for G Suite accounts? My family is on a G Suite account and it is frustrating being unable to take advantage of any Family features (sharing purchases, music, etc).

A paid biz account can piggy back off a free one for fam music btw

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Post by Havoc »

mbesto wrote: post #21

So, I've never been able to figure this out. If you pay for single-seat G-suite (using my personal @gmail.com address) does it also eliminate ads in gmail, etc (obviously not on search)?

Not on YouTube. Not sure about rest cause adblocker

You can disable scrapping though. Ie you get generic ads

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