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Glide File Sharing Service Debuts

Posted by samzenpus on from the share-away dept.

Dotnaught writes "Glide Effortless has gone live. New York Times columnist David Pogue describes it as "full-blown online operating system" that's a mix of genius and interface awkwardness. (Glide has been covered previously on Slashdot.) Pogue concludes "Glide's core idea is unassailably fresh and useful. If TransMedia's plans for world domination fall into place, maybe it won't need an elevator pitch. Maybe 'You gotta try this' will be the only pitch it needs.""

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  1. Oh, ho... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...that's a mix of genius and interface awkwardness...

    Sounds like the night I lost my virginity.

    1. Re:Oh, ho... by Cleon+I · · Score: 5, Funny

      Right, like I want to get caught typing "man sex" into my terminal window...

  2. Secure? by SecureTheNet · · Score: 5, Informative

    Glide looks like a well put together app, and I imagine it will become quite popular. But I for one would never use it. I prefer to keep my data locally, for privacy and security reasons.

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    SecureThe.Net - Practical Resources for Securing Systems
  3. Why would I use this? by xquark · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Why do they want my credit card for the free subscription?
    I don't plan on buying anything from their glide store, why assume I will?

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    Arash Partow's Philosophy: Be a person who knows what they don't know, and not a person who doesn't know.
  4. YOU NEED MY CREDIT CARD??? by Datagod · · Score: 5, Insightful

    What kind of legitimate service needs my credit card information to "verify" the details of my registration? I thought to myself, yeah, this sounds cool...give them my usual false info...then BANG...Please give us your credit card information even though you have selected the free account...We promise that no bad hackers can get your personal information... Whatever...these bozos wont last long... I use everything GOOGLE all day long, and they have never EVER asked me for my credit card.

  5. MS prior art by lovebyte · · Score: 5, Funny

    Obligatory:
    For a long time people have been able to share their documents, music, ... with everyone on MS windows. Albeit unwillingly.

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    I'll do it for cheesy poofs.