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Rakuten launches cloud storage with unlimited file transfers, targets businesses and individuals, with free 10GB storage (www.techradar.com)

submitted 8 months ago by Squire1039@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Highlights:

Rakuten Drive offers free 10GB storage and unlimited file transfers, unlike competitors.
Integrates with Microsoft 365 for document viewing and editing.
Targets both individuals and businesses with separate plans.
Paid "PRO" version increases storage to 1TB, allows bigger file uploads, and extends transfer link expiration.
Future integration with Rakuten's loyalty program planned.

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[–] s0ckpuppet@kbin.social 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Who is this even for? 10 gigs is a rounding era in drive space.

[–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

People aren't storing massive amounts of data on cloud storage. For text document storage or even a moderate number of images, 10 GB is enough for many people.

[–] AxiomPraxis@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Rakuten are the ones who make Kobo, a Kindle competitor that's more popular outside of the US - I have a Kobo.

Likely this is to eventually integrate into their Kobo device offerings, to let you upload your own .epubs (as opposed to Amazon .mobi). 10GB may be small fish for everything else but for ebook storage it's more than you'd ever need.

[–] s0ckpuppet@kbin.social 1 points 8 months ago

Ah makes sense