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Friday, January 30, 2009 12:00 AM

Why Google Needs the GDrive to Fight Microsoft

The Internet is abuzz these days with speculation over the launch of a new online storage offering from Google said to be dubbed GDrive. The service would apparently be bundled with Google Pack, the company’s software download offering that includes products such as Picasa and Google Earth. With no official word, many questions remain unanswered about the service. But I have a theory as to why Google is introducing what is essentially a commodity service.
Om Malik

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  • Friday, January 30, 2009 03:03 PM

    google.com = nsa.gov

    putting your private information in a 'cloud' is ok until some guy with an airplane flies up there to take a peek at it.

    still, gmail, et al, is so damn convenient that I keep all my mail there.

    government must be tickled pink that so many people want to have the intimate details of their lives traverse a transparent medium like the internet whenever they want to access it.

    there's still a lot to be said for the privacy of information in a binder in a locked drawer, vs. floating in a 'cloud' somewhere.

    maybe we should change 'cloud' to 'bubble'...

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