Epancho16 t1_jd31jdx wrote on March 21, 2023 at 2:09 PM

Reply to comment by GsTSaien in ELI5: Why does Google offer all these free services like Google Docs, Sheets, Drive, Sites, Forms, etc. without any ads on them? How does Google benefit from this and why do they invest so much in creating and maintaining them? by Elena_Edie

I never knew there were paid for benefits in google docs, can you list a few?

I'm mainly a word user so I never spend more time than necessary in docs.

steffgoldblum t1_jd32jy1 wrote on March 21, 2023 at 2:16 PM

I believe the big one is storage space (on Google Drive)

GsTSaien t1_jd333jd wrote on March 21, 2023 at 2:20 PM

I think for docs it is mostly storage space, I think they are pretty tame in what they charge too, at least compared to other industry standard programs in their own fields.

5seat t1_jd35zjx wrote on March 21, 2023 at 2:40 PM

Yeah, it's insanely cheap. I get 2 TB for 10 bucks a month.