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Microsoft Backs Down, Lets OneDrive Users Keep Their Free 15GB of Storage

Posted by timothy on from the taketh-away-and-giveth dept.

New submitter Farfetched619 writes: In November, Microsoft revealed that they would be reducing free OneDrive storage from 15GB to 5GB for all users, current and new. Microsoft mentioned that some subscribers were hosting movies and large files on the service, which has prompted the company to make this drastic change. Now, after community feedback, Microsoft is allowing free OneDrive users to retain their 15GB of free storage space.

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  1. Re:Dumb argument by Fragnet · · Score: 4, Informative

    Not bullshit, no. A reasonable assumption is that usage falls on a curve of some kind and that the peak value is probably not everybody using all 15Gb. For example I'm currently using 1.4Gb of mine. Now if the bean counters see that the peak value of the curve has moved substantially, well, that's what terms of service changes are for. It's just a business decision for them. It's free to you (though not to them) so if you don't like it you can jog on I guess.

    And yes, it is a "tragedy of the commons" argument.