Google is continuing its march to put the desktop on the Web, with its offer to store files as large as 250 MB in Google Docs. Google is offering 1 GB of free storage for files that are not converted into one of the Google Docs formats — such as Google documents, spreadsheets or presentation. If more storage space is needed, it can be purchased for $0.25 per GB per year. The increase means users can back up large graphics files, RAW photos and ZIP archives, as well as collaborate and organize on such content online.
This article doesn't seem to address where other services still exceed the offerings of Google Docs (aside from online applications). Windows Live Skydrive, while I'm not impressed with its functionality, already offers 25GB of free storage. Another little known secret is Windows Live Mesh, a free, online, automatic backup and storage service that offers 5GB for free. Google is way behind these numbers with their measly 1GB.
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Free Storage Lures Consumers to Google's Big Desktop in the Sky
Posted by: Erika Morphy January 13, 2010 11:23 AMGoogle is continuing its march to put the desktop on the Web, with its offer to store files as large as 250 MB in Google Docs. Google is offering 1 GB of free storage for files that are not converted into one of the Google Docs formats — such as Google documents, spreadsheets or presentation. If more storage space is needed, it can be purchased for $0.25 per GB per year. The increase means users can back up large graphics files, RAW photos and ZIP archives, as well as collaborate and organize on such content online.