Gmail lacking in storage space?
I just read an article that pointed out that out of the four big email providers, Google’s Gmail now offers the least amount of storage. This is interesting because just a few years ago when most providers were offering between only 2 MB to 10 MB, Gmail jumped on the scene by offering 1 GB of storage. That made the storage for other email services look pretty pathetic, so they had to step up their game. Now that Microsoft has announced that they’re bumping their storage up to 5 GBs, now Google is the one that’s behind everybody else.
This reminds me of one of longer-lasting benefits of great ideas and products under capitalism. Not only do you get the short-term benefits of that idea or product, but you’re also going to get the benefits of all of the competing products that will come about by those who are trying to compete. Google’s idea to offer such a vast amount of storage pushed everyone to offer the same within a few years. Now what’s going to happen when Google fights back? Whatever they do, we’re going to receive the benefits. Competition is good.
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