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   Apple Quietly Lowers iCloud Storage Prices

   Josh Centers

   Buried in Apple's jam-packed announcement today was a tidbit that was
   easily missed: most monthly iCloud storage fees are going down, and the
   entry level storage amount is increasing. The first 5 GB remains for
   free, but if you need more than that for features like iCloud backups,
   iCloud Drive, and iCloud Photo Library, here are the new pricing tiers:
     * 50 GB: $0.99 per month (previously 20 GB for $0.99 per month)
     * 200 GB: $2.99 per month (previously 200 GB for $3.99 per month)
     * 1 TB: $9.99 per month (previously 1 TB for $19.99 per month)

   [1][tn_iCloud-storage.jpg]

   The new pricing is great for our wallets, but we'd also like to see an
   annual payment option to make it easier on our bookkeeping as well.

   Apple did not announce when the new pricing will become available, or
   what happened to the older 500 GB for $9.99 per month option.

References

   1. http://tidbits.com/resources/2015-09/iCloud-storage.png

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