Google is also revoking the unlimited storage they granted to universities in the US. Many of my colleagues have terabytes (and 1-2 PB for some) of research data or lab backups on Drive that IT is having a hard time relocating.
Run your own schtuff people! At least when you outsource your supposed core competence, then cull your infra and your staff.
Though one person can manage a lot of storage, and you still need to support all the users. So even if you don't get rid of people, you save a lot of money when you don't need to store petabytes. Moreso with every year you look back.
IT departments outsource their core competency to a vendor, spending more to deliver less while trumpeting new operational synergies only to have vendor fuck them over again, so instead of paying 2x for less, they are now paying 3.14x for 1.44x more less.
And loosing actual backup files a whole different story…
If you change the definition later, then you have changed your mind and look for a loophole to f people over.
That's all there is to it.
They said unlimited and now they're not keeping their word.
How else do we explain people with petabytes of data on Google's drives when the term "unlimited" meant "30GB"?
Methinks someone at google is angling for a promotion behind a good ole rug pull knowing people will pay rather than have to shift that data around.
Consumers don't need langauge lessons they need to learn business is not to ever to be taken at their word without contracts & legal counsel involved. They are zero-trust players.
Unlimited Coke refills at a soda fountain aren't unlimited. The human body is naturally limited by how much it can drink. Elide that natural limit and you still butt up against a person's stamina for doing objectively stupid things. Elide that limit and you're still limited by the amount of syrup on hand at that location.