Source : http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/jan/25/google-drive-gdrive-internet * David Smith, technology correspondent * The Observer, Sunday 25 January 2009 * Article history PS: In this YEAR u'll see some more millionaires Who bought all Googledrive or gdrive domains ################## Google is to launch a service that would enable users to access their personal computer from any internet connection, according to industry reports. But campaigners warn that it would give the online behemoth unprecedented control over individuals' personal data. The Google Drive, or "GDrive", could kill off the desktop computer, which relies on a powerful hard drive. Instead a user's personal files and operating system could be stored on Google's own servers and accessed via the internet. The long-rumoured GDrive is expected to be launched this year, according to the technology news website TG Daily, which described it as "the most anticipated Google product so far". It is seen as a paradigm shift away from Microsoft's Windows operating system, which runs inside most of the world's computers, in favour of "cloud computing", where the processing and storage is done thousands of miles away in remote data centres. Home and business users are increasingly turning to web-based services, usually free, ranging from email (such as Hotmail and Gmail) and digital photo storage (such as Flickr and Picasa) to more applications for documents and spreadsheets (such as Google Apps). The loss of a laptop or crash of a hard drive does not jeopardise the data because it is regularly saved in "the cloud" and can be accessed via the web from any machine. The GDrive would follow this logic to its conclusion by shifting the contents of a user's hard drive to the Google servers. The PC would be a simpler, cheaper device acting as a portal to the web, perhaps via an adaptation of Google's operating system for mobile phones, Android. Users would think of their computer as software rather than hardware. It is this prospect that alarms critics of Google's ambitions. Peter Brown, executive director of the Free Software Foundation, a charity defending computer users' liberties, did not dispute the convenience offered, but said: "It's a little bit like saying, 'we're in a dictatorship, the trains are running on time.' But does it matter to you that someone can see everything on your computer? Does it matter that Google can be subpoenaed at any time to hand over all your data to the American government?" Google refused to confirm the GDrive, but acknowledged the growing demand for cloud computing. Dave Armstrong, head of product and marketing for Google Enterprise, said: "There's a clear direction ... away from people thinking, 'This is my PC, this is my hard drive,' to 'This is how I interact with information, this is how I interact with the web.'" ################## Its good that we'll have some reliable backup source this year John Paul Make easy Money Traffic Loot
Didn't bother to read the whole article but if I got the stuff right, Holy crap. Back to work, I have to accumulate a few more millions before I get off this crazy place, google is wrecking the computers & the internet, run for your lifes :O No seriously, sounds more power for G, all hail the control freak.
Meh, cloud computing is great in theory, but we've yet to see how it works out for a whole operating system. I'm kind of skeptical about this.
I doubt it. Google has a legitimate claim over all of those domain names if they contain one of their trademarks.
Call me old fashioned but I don't like the thought of having all of my personal data under somebody elses control, even if it is Google.
What's funny is, all this has been readily and easily available if you ran Unix/Linux/BSD. I frequently access my home computers from all over the country when I travel. I can run applications that aren't on my notebook, but are on my home computer. When I was in Chicago, recently, I was reading a text file but then realized I needed to look at an OpenOffice file. So I just called up OO, even though it's not on my notebook, and did what I had to do as if it was. Such is the power of 'nix.
I dont see this eliminating personal computers. Alot of us watch movies/play games that require I/O speeds from the hard drives... However, I can see this being used in a business scene although, already done within companies today.. (one server provides the powerful desktop while cheap desktops/netbooks/ connect to the server for its performance, saving costs, instead of an IT department hosting it, google would.. ?.. I wouldnt mind if google offered 100gb for a decent cheap backup though
Exactly. How many of us will be comfortable with storage of sensitive information on someone's drive? Of course, you can store whatever crap that can be disposed off without care...
So you think just because you store it on your drive, no one can get to it? ARen't you trusting your ISP, then, not to look at your data? How about Microsoft? Do you trust them not to send your hard drive data to Redmond on a whim? If you do trust them, why not Google? If Google did do anything with your data, that would be the last day they'd be in business. So controlling your data, or spying on you, would not be something they would want to do.
Not that true ... If u see still there are Lots of google country domains for sale on sedo or other domains resellers that are demanding HUGE amount $100,000+ for selling it Domain business is expanding in specific Countrieswise domains & i believe if u OWN few of GoogleDrive.com or grdrive.com country domains u can still make money selling them to resellers I just saw at enom/namecheap/godaddy 90% of Googledrive & gdrive domain name are Sold or Blocked from last 1 year & few are purchased in days back after publishing this article What I found positive side is TO buy the Rest of Googledrive or gdrive domains it'll cost few $xx BUT surely can make $ xx,xxx in the months to come after launch of googledrive or Gdrive What do u suggest ?
Looks like google hires alll the world thinkers and creates all new new stuff.. hopefully they dont take over the world someday ha ha
I've heard about this from IT experts at tech years ago. The concept of 'vdrive' or virtual drive is an old idea ROOFIS
Gdrive will not kill off the traditional OS. or personal hard drive.. The doen side of the Gdrive is the fact that you need to access is via the internet. Unless google provides the whole world with internet service along side Gdrive. it will not kill off the personal hard drive. But as some said before..who would want to keep sensetive information on a remote location that can be hacked in to if some one really wanted too.
Yeah there are a few problems with this, but I'm sure the privacy issues will be mostly forgotten about. The other issue is internet speed, which shouldn't be an issue in 10 years and google is thinking about the future.
I'll always prefer google as they are smart enough in securing all stuff .. & also be sure u'll get all the backups Free of cost & u can access it from anywhere & on the moment of crisis Gmail is perfect example of their creativity