These arguments are sort of weak, generalized and deflective imo. Nothing in my quote has anything to do with Google or what Google offers. My quote was a response to
@pika2000 implication that having financial means to afford one thing means it's okay to expect to be charged for another. That's dumb. To be clear, the premise is dumb, not Pika.
I mean really what are we arguing over here? You're talking about a person who's invested into the ecosystem and they've spent $2300 on devices, surely 24 dollars a year (for 200 gigs) to keep those devices synced up over the cloud is worth it.
Principle is the argument. You don't nickel and dime customers. Especially loyal customers. To
point at the $12/$24 as the issue simply misses the
point entirely. I've said it before, Apple would be better served offering no free storage at all. At least then it would look less like a cheap tactic to get someone to spend more money. "We will give you just enough to ensure you exceed the limit and have to buy more storage".
In a world where device sales are forecast to slow down a company must look for ways to monetize those devices which people already who again to remain profitable and growing. You could either monetize those devices by adding services (like cloud storage) or data mining activity and selling adds (like Google - actually Google does both...).
This argument rings hollow because Apple has a robust services category. It rings even more hollow because it prioritizes a company's profit over customers. I'd expect that mentality from the company. Not from actual customers - you know - the topic of my actual quote. Which is why I asked for help understanding that mentality. Stockholm-type Syndrome is the only answer that makes sense to me.
Could Apple increase their free tier to 15gigs to match Google? Sure, that would be a nice gesture to those who buy an expensive device from Apple. However, the person who has 2300 dollars worth of Apple devices probably is going to be on a paid storage tier as their needs will exceed any free offer a company would offer.
No one says they have to match Google's free tier. Like I said, I think they should get rid of it. BUT if they are going to have a free tier, it should at least be 5GB per device if they want to keep that number. If not, it should 20GB per account. Again, I'm more than comfortable with them getting rid of the free tier. As is, it's the equivalent of a drug dealer giving a new client a "free taste"
Bottom line - no matter what Apple offers for free we're always going to want more because in a smart business move Apple shouldn't be offering enough to satisfy the needs of all of its users.
No one's advocating for that. Least of all me. I've just never understood the mentality of a segment of Apple fans who will argue the merits of putting a corporations profits above the welfare of the consumer. To actively advocate giving more money to one of the richest corporations in the world simply because a person can afford to do so, is asinine imo.
Understand there are two differing perspectives: company and customer. Arguments for one aren't interchangeable with arguments for the other. My quote was about customer perspective. Your response was about company.
