Google GDrive is not a rumor
The web apps scene is certainly hot at the moment. Google the all-conquering web company has confirmed that the rumoured Gdrive is just around the corner. I am surprised they have not done this sooner. Seemed a logical step.
“With infinite storage, we can house all user files, including: emails, web history, pictures, bookmarks, etc and make it accessible from anywhere (any device, any platform, etc). We already have efforts in this direction in terms of GDrive, GDS, Lighthouse, but all of them face bandwidth and storage constraints today.” — excerpt from Analyst Day presentation notes.
The GDrive service will provide anyone (who trusts Google with their data) a universally accessible network share that spans across computers, operating systems and even devices. Users will no longer require third party applications to emulate this behaviour by abusing Gmail storage.”
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