Can’t say I’ve seen many issues with Time Capsule backups that weren’t an issue with the storage target. Actually I can’t think of any off hand. But I was referring to the phone backups, which from a business perspective are a godsend over dealing with Android.
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I'm sure that's true, but isn't super relevant in the consumer space. It tells me every day to do a backup but the only way to do so is to pay for it. Can't turn off the notification, either. I bought a $1200 phone that regularly prompts me to give it more money to be "safe"
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So your argument is that you want it all bundled in the price of the phone? You bought a $1200 phone and won’t spend $1.99 a month for backup space. When you buy a car do you expect gas to be free for the first year too?
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I already pay someone else to power my phone, so that analogy is fundamentally flawed. I'm fine with Apple asking for money for a backup. I'm not fine with being reminded daily that it needs to be done if I'm unwilling to pay for it. This isn't complicated.
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So if you nuke the iCloud backup and disable it, the notification doesn’t go away for you?
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No, it comes back multiple times a week. Wouldn't care if it was a one-off or even monthly.
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Lemme snag a device from the drawer tomorrow. I know I have devices not using iCloud and not prompting. I’ll see if I can figure out how the hell that was done again.
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Oh wait you're saying the answer is to not use iCloud at all? Why can't I have a button on my phone that says "don't do backups (this is unsafe)" and be done with it?
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I agree, nagging needs to be easier to dismiss forever. I agree, more backup targets would be great. I still don’t agree that the backup storage should be free. Paying for what you use at their rates seems pretty justifiable when you drop that money on a phone.
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I think as the biggest company in the world, Apple could afford to give users the 50GB tier (priced at $0.99 USD / month) free along with the purchase of a device. Then users would actually get to try iCloud, and they could decide to pay for more storage after seeing the benefits
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Eh, increasing the 5GB limit wouldn't suck but Apple knows it's never going to compete in this space in any meaningful sense. It wants to keep Apple users, so it just has to be Good Enough. Not like iCloud is ever going to lure people on its own.
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Seeing how big services are getting, not sure if that’s the best approach. But then again, I’m not the one with a nearly billion dollar company.
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