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Word on the Web this week is that two new clouds are on the horizon – Google Drive and Samsung’s S-Cloud.
The much-anticipated Google Drive is expected to launch next week, offering users 5 gigabytes of storage for free, according to reports. The Next Web said it managed to get a draft of Google's announcement. The site reports that Google Drive will work “in desktop folders” on Mac and Windows computers.
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Reports surfaced Friday that Samsung is about to launch its own cloud service to rival Apple's iCloud next month. According to the Verge, Korean site Maeil Business claims that Samsung will introduce the S-Cloud service at its May 3 press event. Samsung is said to be offering more than 5 gigabytes, but whether that's to be paid or free is unclear.
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This will help bolster Google's ecosystem. As to Samsung, it looks to be a means to further content delivery between various Samsung devices - televisions, tablets, smartphones, media players, etc.
I see clouds as toys. They have no particle application for me.