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Microsoft to Offer Free Online Storage

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the the-first-500-megs-are-free dept.

athloi writes "Microsoft Corp. is giving computer users up to 500 megabytes of online storage for their documents, music, photos and video. They're offering it to a select 5,000 test users for now, but will make it widely available later this summer. This move is the latest in a series by the previous large corporation we all loved to hate to compete with the newest large corporation we might hate and fear, Google."

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  1. Too little... by A+Nun+Must+Cow+Herd · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... too late, and too Microsoft.

    1. Re:Too little... by Thwomp · · Score: 5, Funny

      //TODO: Insert obligatory '500MB should be enough for anyone' comment here.

  2. Love for... by ajenteks · · Score: 5, Funny

    They're offering it to a select 5,000 test users for now ... each and every one of the Zune adopters?
    1. Re:Love for... by whiteranger99x · · Score: 5, Funny

      Sure, but where do the other 4995 test users come from?

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  3. No problem, I one for one welcome... by 605dave · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wonder if that enough disk space for all my most sensitive documents.

    Because if there is one company I trust not to abuse their power...

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