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Much expected after the GDrive prices got slashed. Currently I am only using S3 for hosting PDF or other big size files which are downloadable by the public, s

by frade33 13y ago

Much expected after the GDrive prices got slashed. Currently I am only using S3 for hosting PDF or other big size files which are downloadable by the public, since the bandwidth is pay-as-go. However for regular storage, Dropbox/GDrive are still the primary choice, due to the fact, the data sync across devices, speaking of sync, what is holding Amazon back from a similar app for S3?

dekhn 13y ago
Gdrive is not a competitor to S3. Google Cloud Storage is.
- frade33 13y ago
  I should have made it clear, thanks for pointing it out. I guess this was in the wake of Google Cloud Platform pricing going down yesterday?
  - hatred 13y ago
    Also Amazon's Gdrive competing equivalent is cloud drive.
  - dekhn 13y ago
    I think they were planning to announce a price drop anyway as they are doing their annual cloud shindig in SF today.
ianburrell 13y ago
There is Amazon Cloud Drive which is the consumer focused storage which is similar to Dropbox and Google Drive. It has a sync app. The prices for Cloud Drive haven't been cut; they are still $0.04/GB/mo.
- frade33 13y ago
  thanks.