You're better off spending that $10 on Google Play Music Pass. No longer tied to iTunes and my music automatically is sync-ed with the cloud storage. Unless, of course, you just checking off your "A"-list everything Apple to own...This was a good reminder to cancel my subscription today. I rarely use it, and I can get Office from my employer if I want it. Just saved $10 a month. Guess that pays for Apple Music.
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Microsoft Reduces OneDrive Storage for Office 365 and Free Users, Eliminates Unlimited Option
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While it's a bad move by MS, it's important to remember that we're talking about OneDrive personal here and commercial use of it is not permitted so anyone moving their business data onto OneDrive or using it for office backups, etc was breaking the terms of use.
I use Google Drive unlimited for business use and it remains unlimited (at the moment!): We have about 4TB of data in total across the entire company and one of the main reasons we went with Google over Office 365 is the fact that OneDrive for business is crap and is the only option for commercial use with Office 365 (and before any Google haters chime in, Google don't data mine paid for accounts [any more])
I use Google Drive unlimited for business use and it remains unlimited (at the moment!): We have about 4TB of data in total across the entire company and one of the main reasons we went with Google over Office 365 is the fact that OneDrive for business is crap and is the only option for commercial use with Office 365 (and before any Google haters chime in, Google don't data mine paid for accounts [any more])
I don't get why why they call it unlimited then complain. Call it 3TB if you can't handle it. I wouldn't consider someone abusing the service if they are paying for "unlimited". Same goes for T-mobile complaining about people using too much data on the unlimited plan. Don't offer unlimited if you can't do it.
Looking to migrate myself from iTunes - Apple Music was horrible and now that Google Music allows me to synchronize up to 50,000 songs to their service from my iTunes library, seems like I will give them a shot... although I prefer Spotify for my streaming music, right now.
I agree - get away from the false marketing of UNLIMITED promises. You know you will rescind it when someone abuses it.
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Then don't advertise as unlimited from the beginning. This is bait and switch. I don't see how people are okay with this. It's simple, they want the benefit of getting everybody to sign up so they offer unlimited in the beginning, but now that they have enough customer and they think they can turn profit they are doing away with it? This is the same for the free users as well, started with 30GB now they are cutting down to 5? They obviously knew people are using it and they want to turn profit, this has nothing to do with "too much data to handle".
However, besides the bad taste in my mouth I also think they are perfectly okay to do that especially for free customer. They are running a business after all. However, I was thinking to purchase the 365 Home for the family, now I'll look else where. I understand that you can do whatever you want, but it doesn't mean I have to like it.
They aren't freeloaders. In case you don't run anything Windows, those that do are practically forced to have a MS account and sign up for OneDrive. As part of the deal, you get 15GB for free to use, to backup pictures on your Windows Phone, etc. Now, MS claimes those with 75TB of stored files are the problem? Then why are they cutting those with only 15GB down to 5GB?
I don't totally believe their reasoning.
You don't suppose those with free Dropbox accounts would complain if Dropbox dropped the free product?
Totally agree - get rid of the marketing BS that is UNLIMITED or make it truly unlimited - if you aren't ready to deal with the consequences - then call it 5TB CLOUD DRIVE or 10TB CLOUD DRIVE... It really is bait and switch.
I get changing unlimited, but when touch the others? Are the free 15GB really that big of an issue? I'm glad I went with iCloud 50GB now for photos. I liked OneDrive, but it kept logging me out and not backing up my photos.
Unlimited is a stupid business term. Just charge an honest price per gb and your customers won't try to scam you.
Seems like they should have just eliminated the unlimited storage option, reduce everyone who was over 1TB to 1TB and everyone else keep their current plan.
How is iCloud in terms of photo management? I like ease of backing up photos from the phone, but every month I also take them out to organize and storage them else where. Can I work with my photos like regular files on Mac?
Microsoft is on a roll lately, on a roll of messing with their customers.
iPad Pro is based on ARM and iOS, which are getting faster and less restrictive every year. Surface Pro is based on INTEL and Windows, which get slower and more restrictive as they try to further reduce power consumption and heat generation to compete with already lightweight and fanless iPads. Only one upgrade path is pleasant for the user, the one where things are getting better over time. Also in general iPads are way cheaper than Surfaces. Though contrast Microsoft decision process with Apple.
This is why I am skeptical of microsoft products. If you notice microsoft offering a good deal, its probably a mistake they will fix later.
It just demonstrates that these companies cannot be trusted. When you get something for free or the price is just too low to be true then you are paying with something else and/or you are getting this as part of a marketing scheme that may end some day. Why accept this uncertainty? Just pay for your data storage and go for a provider that doesn’t make such false promises. Apple has reasonable prices nowadays and the free tier is included in the purchase of an Apple device.
Just as Windows 10 turned out to be spyware and adware.
Just as Windows 10 turned out to be spyware and adware.
This is a bad move by Microsoft.
Period.
It is them who are backpedaling on their initial agreement.
There is no such thing as "abuse" here.
Hey, if you offer unlimited storage then I'm going to use it!!
Period.
It is them who are backpedaling on their initial agreement.
There is no such thing as "abuse" here.
Hey, if you offer unlimited storage then I'm going to use it!!
I disagree with you. Is this any different than seeing a candy dish in the office and taking it all as opposed to just one? It was meant to be free? So why not? It's abuse when people take advantage of it and go way outside of the intended use. 75TB of disk space is way outside of intended use I'm sure and the user(s) who did this know it.
Personally, I think it's good "free" is limited and "unlimited" is limited. Seems like we have a generation of consumers coming along who think anything digital should be open and free. However, my back account and paycheck disagree.
Exactly what I'm saying. If I'm paying for "unlimited", then it's entirely within reason to expect to be able to upload and backup 20 or 30 or 50 PCs....that's the point of unlimited. It's not abuse.
lol My thoughts too.
I still think that the decision to lower the storage limit for free users from 15gb to 5gb is a bad move.
Bad analogy. The candy is free. If I made an agreement that for a certain fee per month I can take as much candy as I want, then it's not abuse since I'm paying for it.
If unlimited is truly limited, then it's false advertising plain and simple.
I yelled and screamed before the migration that they were not trustworthy and people just pointed to the contract they signed not to charge us for features A, B, and C for 5 years as I shook my head since I knew they would want features D, T, and Z within 2 years and they are now paying MS for every damn account now.