Dropboxから「サービスレベル下げるよ」メールが届いてSugarSyncから「キャンペーン延長します」メールが届いた

こんなメールがDropboxから届いた。

Dear Kenji,

The Dropbox team has been hard at work these past few months and we'd like to tell you about some upcoming changes and enhancements to the Dropbox service.

We're Changing Undo History
Did you know that Dropbox automatically:

* Safeguards any files you delete in case you need to undelete them
* Saves old file versions in case you need to go back to them later

It's like having "undo" for all your files and folders.

Today, Dropbox keeps these deleted files and old file versions ("undo history") forever. For many people this creates clutter, and it also wastes space.

Because of this, beginning August 1st, our new policy will be to keep 30 days of undo history. If you'd like to have unlimited undo history, then you need to upgrade to one of our paid accounts.

Please choose one of the following:

Upgrade my account to have unlimited undo history
or
30 days of undo history is all I need

iPhone App Almost Here!
In addition to this change to undo history, in the near future we'll be releasing our free iPhone app that will allow you to access your Dropbox on the go, view your files, save them to your phone, and even take photos that sync instantly to your Dropbox!

Performance Improvements and LAN Sync
In addition to the iPhone app, we're also finishing up a new version of the Dropbox desktop software that features numerous performance improvements and our new "LAN sync" feature. LAN sync knows when Dropboxes are on the same network and will automatically exchange files directly between computers instead of downloading them from our servers - this makes sharing large files in an office environment much faster than was previously possible.

We've received great feedback from many of our users and are working on a lot of the stuff you've been asking for. Stay tuned and happy Dropboxing!

Thanks for using Dropbox!
- The Dropbox Team

どうやら、「最近景気が悪いので、仕様変えます。ゴメンネ」ということらしい。

今まで無期限に保存していたドキュメントの過去バージョンを、30日に制限するそうな。あとはiPhoneアプリ作成中だったり、LAN環境での同期性能を良くしたり。

SugarSyncからは、こんなメールが。

The SugarSync referral program has been so wildly popular that we've decided to extend the double bonus offer through the summer. That means you (and of course your friends) will continue to earn up to 10 GB for referrals you send our way.

Here's how it works: You tell your friends about SugarSync, they sign up through your unique referral URL, you both earn double bonus space!

Getting started is quick and easy:

1)

Visit the referral program invitation page.

2)

From here you can access your Y!, Gmail or Hotmail address books to send emails to your friends. You can also post your referral link on Facebook, Twitter or your own personal blog or website.

3)

Reap the benefits! Not only will you and your friend earn extra storage space, you will also be eligible to win a prize in our summer referral contest.

You can view the status of your referrals anytime by visiting your referral status page (you can also send out reminders to friends you've already invited!).

「ボーナス容量2倍」のキャンペーン期間を8/31まで延長して、かつ、（たくさん紹介した）上位3名には、MacBook Proなどの景品までついてくる。

また、「紹介ページ」には、Gmailなどのコンタクトリストから、簡単に紹介メールが送れるようになった。（以前から？）

これだけ見ると、SugarSync優勢で、Dropbox劣勢っぽいけど、何事も一社寡占になると価格が高くなったり、サービスが悪くなったりするので、どちらにもがんばって欲しい。

ちなみに、SugarSyncの紹介プログラムで、「10GBボーナス」をゲットするためには、「紹介されて最初にアカウント作成するときに、有料アカウント作成しないと」ダメらしい。

せっかく有料プランにアップグレードしたのに。。。

参考１：DropboxとSugarSyncを併用中だけどSugarSyncは有料プランにしてみた - hirohama.mt

参考２：
http://www.sugarsync.com/faq/referral_program.html
http://www.sugarsync.com/referral_terms.html

"If the Friend creates a free SugarSync account from a Referral during the Offer
Period, he or she will receive 250 megabytes ("MB") of Additional Storage upon
Account Creation. No Additional Storage is awarded for account upgrades; for
example, if the Friend creates a free account and thereafter upgrades to a paid
account, no more Additional Storage will be provided."

If the Friend creates a paid SugarSync account from a Referral during the Offer
Period, the Friend will receive 250 MB of Additional Storage upon Account
Creation (the "Friend Initial Storage") and 4.75 gigabytes ("GB") of Additional
Storage after Qualifying Installation and payment following any initial trial
period, for a total of 5GB of Additional Storage.

最初に有料アカウントを作成すると、最初は250MBもらえて、、、
とあるけど、この数字って、プロモ期間のものではないよね。。。
あ、２倍になるって記述は、後ろの方にあった。

8. If a Friend does not maintain a paid SugarSync account for at least six (6)
months following the creation of the Friend's account, then all Additional
Storage other than Friend Initial Storage and Subscriber Initial Storage
attributable to the Friend will be removed from the Friend's and Subscriber's
SugarSync account, respectively.

更に、6ヶ月は継続しないといけないらしい。

せめて、「最初は無料アカウントだったけど、キャンペーン期間中にアップグレードした人」も含めて欲しい。