[chiefalchemist]

AFAIK -

1)Gmail is free but does have a storage limit.

2) You can have an unlimited # of photos but not at full/original resolution. If you want full/orig you have to pay.

p.s. "...perhaps we should take all of them with a grain of salt..." Do you mean you haven't been doing this already? :)

[thimabi]

Indeed, Gmail does have a limit, but Google Photos still lets you upload “unlimited” photos on that lower quality plan — which is more than enough for a vast majority of users.

I've began noticing the issues of large-scale cloud storage with the OneDrive fiasco, so I learned my lessons the hard way over there. But unfortunately too many people remain invested in such ecosystems and have no idea of the risks involved...