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Sanjeev Saju
Google is preparing to launch it's cloud storage service called Drive soon,according to one report.Drive will allow users to store files online and retrieve them from multiple devices-just as they might with existing services,such as DropBox.
According to a report by the Wall Street journal's Amir Efrati,''people familiar with the matter'' explained that Drive should launch in the coming weeks or months'' and is expected to be free (though it may charge a fee if someone wants to store a large amount of file).
Based on the way,the service Efrati describes drive,the folks at the DropBox-a popular cloud storage provider-have a good reason to get nervous.After all Google is about to become a clear rival.
Drive allows peoples to store photos ,documents and videos on Google's servers so that they could be accessible from any Web-connected devices and allow them to easily share files with others,these people said.If a person want to e-mail a video shot from a smartphone,for instance,he can upload it to the Web through the Drive mobile app and email people a link to the video rather than a bulky file.
Of course DropBox isn't the only one who is about to gain another competitor.Apple's iCloud cloud service is almost similar to what Google reportedly intends to offer.We'll see how all tjose rivalries will play out once Drive is official,but one thing is for certain:all the added competition is bound to lead to better-and cheaper-cloud-storage options for consumers.
Anyway we are waiting to hear more about Drive from Google's side.
According to a report by the Wall Street journal's Amir Efrati,''people familiar with the matter'' explained that Drive should launch in the coming weeks or months'' and is expected to be free (though it may charge a fee if someone wants to store a large amount of file).
Based on the way,the service Efrati describes drive,the folks at the DropBox-a popular cloud storage provider-have a good reason to get nervous.After all Google is about to become a clear rival.
Drive allows peoples to store photos ,documents and videos on Google's servers so that they could be accessible from any Web-connected devices and allow them to easily share files with others,these people said.If a person want to e-mail a video shot from a smartphone,for instance,he can upload it to the Web through the Drive mobile app and email people a link to the video rather than a bulky file.
Of course DropBox isn't the only one who is about to gain another competitor.Apple's iCloud cloud service is almost similar to what Google reportedly intends to offer.We'll see how all tjose rivalries will play out once Drive is official,but one thing is for certain:all the added competition is bound to lead to better-and cheaper-cloud-storage options for consumers.
Anyway we are waiting to hear more about Drive from Google's side.
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