Shortly after the huge media event came to a close, Apple updated its website with some news that didn’t quite fit alongside the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, Apple Pay and Apple Watch. Starting now, Apple is introducing new storage plans for iCloud with better prices in order to stay competitive with Dropbox, Google Drive and Microsoft’s OneDrive.
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Everyone will still receive 5GB of storage for free, but the other plans have been adjusted:
- 20GB for $0.99 a month
- 200GB for $3.99 a month
- 500GB for $9.99 a month
- 1TB for $19.99 a month
These aren’t quite as impressive as the new Dropbox prices, which offer 1TB of storage for just $9.99, but it should appease anyone who was considering switching services as prices continue to drop.
As MacRumors notes, iCloud users are going to see a brand new feature added to their service when iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite launch later this year: iCloud Drive. iCloud Drive will allow you to access and edit any of your documents including presentations, spreadsheets, PDFs and images from a Mac or PC when you’re away from your iOS device.
And if you’re worried about security, rest easy — Apple added another layer to its iCloud security in light of the recent hacks.
