http://hothardware.com/cs/forums/43.aspxThe place where you'll find daily HotHardware News stories for discussion, that don't relate to a specific HH Forum category.enCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://hothardware.com/cs/forums/thread/431622.aspxThu, 12 Jul 2012 10:43:52 GMTba4e517a-01ef-48a6-b096-821b95afe388:431622mhenriday0http://hothardware.com/cs/forums/thread/431622.aspxhttp://hothardware.com/cs/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=43&PostID=431622<p>Equally interesting to note what Dropbox <span style="text-decoration:underline;">hasn&#39;</span>t chosen to do ; <i>viz</i>, increase the storage capacity of its free service from currently 2 GB to say, 5 or 10 GB, in order to meet competition from such services as Google Drive, which currently offers 5 GB for free. Should this be interpreted to mean that Dropbox doesn&#39;t regard competitors as a threat ? Unlikely, for in that case the firm would hardly have doubled the capacity on its for-pay services without a corresponding price increase. My guess is that Dropbox feels that 2 GB remains sufficient to entice ordinary users to test the service, while businesses are going to move directly to the for-pay services....</p> <p>Henri</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://hothardware.com/cs/forums/thread/431572.aspxWed, 11 Jul 2012 05:23:41 GMTba4e517a-01ef-48a6-b096-821b95afe388:431572News0http://hothardware.com/cs/forums/thread/431572.aspxhttp://hothardware.com/cs/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=43&PostID=431572<div class="newsText" id="dvPreComment"><img alt="" src="http://hothardware.com/newsimages/Item21840/dropbox-capacity-upgrade-thumb.jpg" style="float: right;" />If you woke up this morning to find that your Dropbox Pro account doubled in size while you slept, here’s why: <a href="http://hothardware.com/Tags/dropbox.aspx">Dropbox</a> really wants to keep you as a customer. In an effort to stay competitive in the cloud storage space, Dropbox just announced a huge upgrade to its Pro plans, which are now available in 100GB and 200GB capacities. These supplant the previous options of 50GB and 100GB.<br /> <br /> Lest your dander rise at the audacity of Dropbox to automatically do such a thing, note that the upgrade is <em>free</em> to current Pro account users, and any new sign-ups will get the same deal. This isn’t a temporary promotion or something; it’s a permanent change.<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://hothardware.com/newsimages/Item21840/DROPBOX-Founders.jpg" alt="Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi, Founders of Dropbox" longdesc="Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi, Founders of Dropbox" /><br /> <em>Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi<br /> Founders of Dropbox</em><br /> <br /> </div> <div style="text-align: left;">In addition to the new higher-capacity options, Dropbox also added a much-needed 500GB Pro plan, which will run users $49.99 per month/$499 per year. The 100GB plan now costs $9.99 per month/$99 per year, and the 200GB option is $19.99 per month/$199 per year.<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://hothardware.com/newsimages/Item21840/dropbox-capacity-upgrade-main2.jpg" alt="Dropbox 500GB option" /><br /> </div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <em>Dropbox has added a 500GB option, too</em><br /> </div> <br /> Although it’s as popular with average users as can be, Dropbox needed to make such a change. Prices for <a href="http://hothardware.com/Tags/cloud.aspx">cloud</a> storage are falling like rain in Seattle, and this new deal ensures that users stay put and new customers join up. For good measure, Pro users can share a three-month trial of Dropbox to share with that special cloud storage-less someone in their lives.</div><div class="newsTextBody" id="dvBody"></div><div class="newsText" id="dvComment"></div>