

In 2011 the limit was 168 percent larger, at 7.5 gigabytes. In 2005, it jumped 100 percent to 2 gigabytes.īy 2007, users had about 40 percent more - 2.8 gigabytes.

It helps that Google has raised the limit on data storage for Gmail users multiple times. I wonder if he started paying at some point. I imagine that today Page, who is now CEO of Google's parent company, Alphabet, remains a Gmail user. It's fast and easy and has all the storage I need. "Gmail solves all of my communication needs. Way back in 2004, the press release introducing Gmail to the world included an impactful quote from Google cofounder Larry Page: That would go against the original value proposition of Gmail, though.

The simpler thing to do would be to pull out my credit card and start paying Google. Or I could move them to services from other providers like Microsoft, which I pay $99.99 per year for the Office 365 suite that includes Outlook for email and OneDrive for storage. I could clear up space by deleting emails (email takes up much more of my space than photos or files) or moving some data around to other Google accounts.
