Why does Facebook-owned WhatsApp only backup to Google Drive? What’s Google’s monetization plan with 15GB of storage for everyone? What’s the long-term gain?
My parents’ Google accounts storage was full due to Google One before I turned off backup by Google Photos, which was enabled automatically (I backup their devices using the 3-2-1 backup strategy anyway). I had to remove Google Photos’ access permissions to their media, and then delete photos from their Google accounts via the web. It’s not easy to do for people who aren’t good with tech – most would just buy the Google One subscription.
It’s all just a long-term marketing strategy.
There are tactics – like what Google did with automatic enabling of backup- and then there are strategies – where people will be forced to pay Google in the long run in order to continue backing up their Whatsapp histories. And money is the differentiator which gives you the flexibility to choose.
It’s just business and marketing. Tech is just a tool.
