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Apple hit with class action lawsuit over iCloud's 5GB limit (9to5mac.com)
submitted 8 months ago by L4s to c/technology
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Apple hit with class action lawsuit over iCloud's 5GB limit::A newly-proposed class action lawsuit alleges that Apple has “marked up its iCloud prices to the point where the service...

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[–] simplejack 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Meh, they let you use whatever service you want, just not for some of the OS and app preference files - which are well under 5gb.

If you want to back up your media and docs to Dropbox, go for it.

[–] AA5B 0 points 8 months ago

I could join the 5GB club as well - after maybe ten years in the Apple ecosystem, my iPhone backup is 4.1GB.

Separately I have 28GB photos that could be synched to any service

I buy 2TB iCloud because I have multiple devices, share the space with a family of four, and use it for cloud storage from my PC