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Too many users abused unlimited Dropbox plans, so they’re getting limits (arstechnica.com)
submitted 2 years ago by [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Too many users abused unlimited Dropbox plans, so they’re getting limits::Some people have taken "as much space as you need" too literally.

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[+] -11 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Makes sense, and their implemented solution also seems reasonable to me.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Honestly they're giving existing users at least a year with their current storage capacity and plan.

    Google gave like 60 days. Dropbox are handling this much better.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Uhu, exactly. I get that it’s frustrating, but the simple fact of the matter is that offering unlimited storage capacity (or unlimited anything for that matter) will inevitably attract people who will abuse it. Their new plans are functionally unlimited for most people, while also curbing that abuse.

    That’s not to praise Dropbox too much (they shouldn’t have offered unlimited in the first place, but it’s an easy way to draw people in), but I still can’t fault them too much for how they handled this.

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