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Mathew's comments: Google: Why not make the cloud free?

  • Matt · 1 year ago
    Mathew - Loving the blog. I didn't even know you had it. Always enjoyed reading your stuff in the Globe, so it's nice to find this.
  • mathewi · 1 year ago
    Thanks, Matt -- glad you're enjoying it.
  • andersondb8 · 1 year ago
    I don't know how they could do this, if they offered that much space to everyone for free, I don't think even all their servers could handle the demand.
  • mathewi · 1 year ago
    I suppose there would have to be file-size restrictions and usage
    restrictions, just like they have with Google Documents and Gmail, but
    I don't see why they couldn't do it. Most people don't use all their
    Gmail storage, so it costs them very little to offer it.


    On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 12:06 AM, Disqus
  • Shelley · 1 year ago
    April fool!

    Good one. Almost had me going.
  • mathewi · 1 year ago
    Actually, Shelley, I'm totally serious.
  • Folknology · 1 year ago
    The interesting thing is how can Google make a freemium cloud play against Amazon. In order to do it they would need a different approach, I believe folks like Steve Yegge have left us some clues :
    http://www.folknology.com/blogs/default/2008/04...

    regards
    Al
  • felix · 1 year ago
    I could almost see it working for google - they always at least indirectly benefit from having more content on the web. But still, this is potentially a big whammo on their servers and they already can't keep up with demand (see the hours long delay on google analytics) and with their google ad manager coming up for the masses, I wonder if they really want to tack on a new revenueless cpu sink.
  • antje wilsch · 1 year ago
    D***t Mathew I have to disagree with you!! j/k

    It's just all about page views/ viewers/ readers. Controversy sells. Agreement is la de da and life goes on (boring). Lives are boring enough if everyone agrees.

    You were quoted in the Silion Valley Web Guild email blast yesterday by the way.
  • mathewi · 1 year ago
    Hey thanks, Antje. Controversy does definitely sell :-)

    Can you send me the Web Guild email?


    On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 2:14 PM, Disqus