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The idea is not new (and certainly I'm not the only one using this since years - there must be hundreds of thousands doing it if not soon millions of users). I
by fpp 14y ago
The idea is not new (and certainly I'm not the only one using this since years - there must be hundreds of thousands doing it if not soon millions of users).
I guess integration of storage aggregation might soon be seen in various apps (if ToS of the storage services allow) as more and more apps now can make use of online storage and services like box.com, dropbox and the many others that started about 4-5 years ago have made normal computer users familiar with these concepts.
As mentioned again in one of the links within the article (http://pandodaily.com/2012/02/26/steve-jobs-was-right-dropbox-is-a-feature-not-a-product/ http://pandodaily.com/2012/02/26/steve-jobs-was-right-dropbo... - was previously discussed here on HN) providing online storage is a feature and not a product.
Like with many other things before, pure-play online storage is becoming / always was a commodity service. I guess providers will continue to compete around add-on services. That can only be good for consumers of these services.