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Free OneDrive storage will decrease from 15 GB to 5 GB for all users, current and new.100 GB and 200 GB paid plans are going away as an option for new users and will be replaced with a 50 GB plan for $1.99 per month in early 2016.Starting now, those subscriptions will include 1 TB of OneDrive storage. We’re no longer planning to offer unlimited storage to Office 365 Home, Personal, or University subscribers.It is not surprising that this announcement is not welcome and there are thousands of users (and counting) are expressing their disappointment and frustration on OneDrive’s official blog where this absurd decision was posted. This decision isn't putting the cloud first for consumers at all.On November 2nd, 2015, Microsoft OneDrive suddenly announced they will soon discontinue Office 365 unlimited storage plan and also reduce the free storage plan from 15 GB down to 5 GB.
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CEO Satya Nadella always says Microsoft's focus should be mobile first, cloud first. If Microsoft sticks to this plan then people will simply switch to alternatives, and the company will lose the recommendations it needs for consumers to be willing to trust and pay for OneDrive. Microsoft is now bullying OneDrive users into paying for the free storage it is now taking away. Apple offers the bare minimum of free storage and entices consumers to pay more for iCloud by making its apps and operating system make the most of the cloud. Microsoft is fighting a war against Amazon, Google, Salesforce, and many others for the business side of the cloud, but its consumer efforts are starting to look a lot more like Apple's iCloud offering. There's already a backlash against Microsoft's surprise announcement, and it's not a good look for the company given its impressive focus on mobile and the cloud. Microsoft really wants consumers to just opt for Office 365 subscriptions with OneDrive storage and Office software. It was good to entice people in, but now it's time to pay. The reality is more that Microsoft needs to start generating revenue from its consumer cloud activities and stop giving away thousands of GBs of storage. "These changes are needed to ensure that we can continue to deliver a collaborative, connected, and intelligent service," says Microsoft. It's clear Microsoft has miscalculated how much space OneDrive needs on average, and it's likely that the company isn't making its targets for switching users over to paid subscribers.
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Microsoft really wants people to sign up for Office 365 If you need to store more than 5GB then you'll need to start paying.
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Microsoft is also removing the 15GB camera roll storage bonus for using OneDrive on iOS, Android, or Windows Phone. Starting early next year, all new and existing free OneDrive storage will decrease from 15GB to 5GB. Microsoft chose 10PM ET last night to drop some big news, in a blog post, about the future of its OneDrive cloud storage service. Technology companies usually pick Apple events to silently drop bad news, but if there's not one available then as late in the day as possible is always a good alternative. Now that the bait and switch plan has worked, Microsoft is changing the rules of the game. It all won Microsoft lots of new OneDrive customers and a lot of praise. That storage, part of a monthly or annual subscription, then transformed into unlimited space late last year as Microsoft aggressively targeted Dropbox and Google to win over consumers and their storage needs. Microsoft kicked off its own " productivity war" in June last year by doubling its free OneDrive storage and offering competitive pricing and 1TB of space for Office 365 subscribers.