Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

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."

8 of 290 comments (clear)

  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. Google already done it... indirectly by Yoooder · · Score: 5, Informative

    GMail storage anyone? It lets you use your GMails many GB's of storage as a network drive. 500 fixed MB is pretty paltry in comparison...

  3. 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?

      --
      Join the TWIT army now!
  4. 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...

    --
    Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a difficult battle. - Plato
  5. Interesting Combination of Apps Coming Up by popo · · Score: 5, Interesting

    It should probably be noted that Microsoft also bought FolderShare.com (which is a very sweet little app).

    The free-storage combined with FolderShare's file swapping is starting to paint an interesting picture... IMHO I wouldn't discount this as "trying to be like Gmail"...

    --
    ------ The best brain training is now totally free : )
  6. Re:Google already done it... indirectly by Utopia · · Score: 5, Informative

    Its against Goog policies to use file storage software and your can can be suspended.
    http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answe r=43692