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Users frustrated by Google raising storage prices for degraded product quality

A user vents that Google is charging more for storage while feeling the underlying apps and support have declined in quality, and describes difficulty moving photos off the service before disabling it. The post is largely an emotional complaint about cloud storage pricing and lock-in rather than a structured account of a specific gap.

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