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The document discusses the storage capacity of Gmail accounts over time. It notes that in 2005, Google increased the default storage from 1 GB to an indefinite amount, stating they would "keep giving people more space forever." Later increases brought the free storage to 7.5 GB in 2012, and then 15 GB in 2013 by merging storage across Gmail, Google Drive, and Google+ Photos. Paid plans are also available starting at 100 GB for $4.99 per month up to 16 TB for $799.99 per month.

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Features: Storage

The document discusses the storage capacity of Gmail accounts over time. It notes that in 2005, Google increased the default storage from 1 GB to an indefinite amount, stating they would "keep giving people more space forever." Later increases brought the free storage to 7.5 GB in 2012, and then 15 GB in 2013 by merging storage across Gmail, Google Drive, and Google+ Photos. Paid plans are also available starting at 100 GB for $4.99 per month up to 16 TB for $799.99 per month.

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8 Reception

8.1 Awards

9 Trademark disputes

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9.1 Germany 9.2 Poland 9.3 Russian Federation 9.4 United Kingdom

10 Competition 11 See also

11.1 Third party software

12 References 13 External links

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Gmail's log-in page (November 2013)

On April 1, 2005, the first anniversary of Gmail, Google announced an increase from 1 GB. Georges Harik, the product management director for Gmail, stated that Google would "keep giving people more [20] space forever." On April 24, 2012, Gmail announced the increase of free storage in Gmail from 7.5 GB to 10 GB ("and [21] counting") as part of the launch of Google Drive. At the same time, Gmail users became unable to [citation needed] upgrade the size of their e-mail inbox beyond a 30GB limit, irrespective of their price plan. On May 13, 2013 Google announced the merge of their free storage across Gmail, Google Drive, & [22] Google+ Photos allowing users up to 15GB of free storage to use across their accounts. As of September 2013, the Gmail service provides 15 GB of free storage per account. Users can rent additional storage (shared between Picasa Web Albums, Google Drive and Gmail) from 100 GB (US$4.99/month) to 16 TB (US$799.99/month).
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