One word on why an app needs 100MB: games. All those visuals and sounds take up space.
On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 3:11 PM, Kent Borg <[email protected]> wrote: > I just spent money and ordered a new Google Nexus 5X phone. I didn't want > the bigger phone they also introduced today, but I did sweat over two > details on this one: Do I get the extra flash storage capacity (bah, no > micro SD slot in these phones), for $50? Do I get the $69 protection plan > that includes my dropping it on the ground for two years? > > I decided to get both. > > - The protection plan because I do drop my phone now and then, and I will > have it for two at least years. > > - The extra flash storage because I expect to have it for more than two > years, and I always run short of storage. Not that *I* fill it up with crap, > everyone else does: just yesterday Google said they raised the limit for > Play Store .apk files from 50MB to 100MB. Why on earth does a phone app need > 100MB of space!? > > I also ordered a USB-C to USB-A cable. Another new standard, yet again... > > -kb, the Kent whose storage spending habit is offline maps...they can be > big, and it is a big planet. > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
