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Re: Google One

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Post by sigi45 »

gamegoblin wrote: post #32

Does the pricing make sense to anyone? 2TB is is $10/mo but 20TB is $200/mo. That means on a per-TB basis, the bigger plan is 2x as expensive. And then the 30TB is 2x as expensive as 20TB. Aren't things usually cheaper when you buy bulk?

alone the 2tb at $10/mo is what me annoys way more.

I need 1tb of space for my images but having to pay $10 makes me feel strange (yes it is relativly cheap and i can afford it) but this non linearity is probably here because of some mix calculation they are doing.

Re: Google One

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Post by Gaelan »

sudhirj wrote: post #45
bdibs wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That’s usually the case, however they’re pricing for value, not some simple linear increase. A business that needs 100TB (or whatever) has more to spend, and is much less sensitive to price.

Think this is a personal product, they have Google Apps or Suite or Drive or whatever for businesses.

To be fair, someone who needs hundreds of TBs of storage is probably using it for something they're willing to spend quite a bit on (my first thought is self-employed photographers).

Re: Google One

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Post by Zenst »

Interesting that it is available in only some EU member countries, but not all of them. Oddly, not Ireland.

List of countries where Google One is available Argentina Australia Brazil Canada France Germany India Israel Italy Japan Mexico Russia South Korea Spain Taiwan United Kingdom United States

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Post by tmoravec »

floatingatoll wrote: post #3

Their support site is far more valuable than the landing page. From the main support index at https://support.google.com/googleone/ here are various tidbits of useful content that the surrounding HN comments wished for (sorry, none describe the "expert help" available): "Get Google One": https://support.google.com/googleone/answer/9004013 > With Google One, you get more storage, help from experts, and extra member be…

How on Earth are hotel discounts related to cloud storage?

Re: Google One

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Post by spyckie2 »

"Google One" suffers from designer in a box syndrome.

It's probably a great internal name - hey, we've been providing storage for photos, email, docs, drive, and more, for over a decade, and we've finally integrated that storage into one space, so let's call it Google one! It's a great name - simple and powerful, symbolizes the effort and direction we've taken in the past 5-10 years of integrating our consumer, day to day products.

However, outside of the Google box, no one understands or cares what they've been doing. "Google one" sounds like... nothing. "What is it???" is an extremely appropriate response.

Maybe in the future it will come to symbolize all the services of Google, available in one centralized location, allowing for future consumers to easily access all of google services without separate pay schemes, storage, or other infrastructure, and make it a 1 stop shop for your services needs, common or obscure.

But right now, the copy and landing page are way off the messaging mark.

Re: Google One

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Post by PakG1 »

bad_user wrote: post #42
gamegoblin wrote: post #32

Does the pricing make sense to anyone? 2TB is is $10/mo but 20TB is $200/mo. That means on a per-TB basis, the bigger plan is 2x as expensive. And then the 30TB is 2x as expensive as 20TB. Aren't things usually cheaper when you buy bulk?

Not necessarily. Many people pay for 2 TB without actually needing 2 TB. I currently pay for Dropbox Pro, which has 2 TB of space available, but I'm only using 300 GB. I'm pretty sure that at this point people going over 500 GB are a tiny minority. When you pay for 30 TB on the other hand, you probably need it, so their actual cost might be reflected well in that price. This is basically the long tail effect, so when…

This is a fantastic example and explanation (kudos to you) of value pricing vs cost pricing.
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