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Apple charges $1 for 50gb . By default I have 5GB and have a 16gb phone , constantly fighting for space cleaning up to install apps or take a photo. Why can't they make default storage 50gB which is more than enough for many. I pay $700 for my phone can't they spend like $1 per month on me to give 50GB, they have $250 billion in bank doing nothing. Google gives unlimited storage for photos and 16megapixel. Why can't apple do something similar

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Why would they? You already overpaid for their hardware and ecosystem because you believe in it. A smart consumer would, given the defined variable if not wanting to switch to android etc, buy a bunch of microsd and backup to them. They sell dongles that plug into any phone's port and hold a microsd. You can even overwrite the card for free. And use its contents when you have no signal. Cloud debates are hilarious to me.

Micro sds don't have data integrity that a cloud service would provide

Pure marketing bs. I've never had an unscathed CD-R fail. The cloud is just redundant servers and nothing more.

Have you seen a MicroSD die before your eyes, failing writes, then reads? I did several times.

A RAID array of MicroSDs, or maybe other flash devices, could be more reasonable reliability-wise, but it would be anything but a sleek consumer device.

OTOH, Apple is selling the "experience", the polish and automagic features. Maybe iCloud integration leaves a lot to be desired, it still beats a dongle 99% of the time.

(Disclaimer: Android user since Android 1.x.)

Yes I have and it's no less horrifying then thinking you can access your cloud server when you suddenly cannot. My point is for a small amount you could afford to buy microsd cards in bulk and backup every day. Or even CD-R/DVD-R/BR-R. But I was trying to keep the discussion to direct transfer from a cellphone as per the parent.

A relatively hassle-free, alternative local backup solution makes sense! Does it exist? For being realistically useful, it should work either over w-fi, or over cable when attached to a computer.

Yes as I already described amd you chose to ignore. Pick your choice or backup program that asks what drive and select your sd card. They are also available with wifi dongles.

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