Now GMail has a paid option to those who want to store more...
Ever wonder when other companies like rediff, yahoo and indiatimes are switching to unlimited space, why Google is acting in other way ?
May be due to :
- It has already a lot of data to handle for his setup of servers
- It has some earning plans
- Something secret
Checkout the news at computerworld ,
Just hours after Microsoft Corp. rolled out its Skydrive online storage service on Thursday, Google Inc. unveiled pricing for shared online storage available to both Gmail and Picasa, the search giant's Web-based e-mail and photo services, respectively. The new storage space, which Google took pains to stress is in addition to the free allowance for each service (1GB for Picasa, 2.8GB for Gmail), is priced starting at $20 a year for another 6GB. A few users, however, took advantage of a $1/year-for-6GB price that Google listed during last-minute testing. "We've updated the price, and we're letting those users keep the difference," said Google spokesman Chris Schreiber."We've updated the price, and we're letting those users keep the difference," said Google spokesman Chris Schreiber. Other plans provide an extra 25GB for $75 annually, 100GB for $250, and 250GB for $500
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