Topic: Google Storage

[hans]

Damn it, when is Google going to step it up and start offering everyone unlimited online hard drive space? I really think they need to come out with and official (not hacked Gmail) storage service. Isn't it about time? I mean what are all my clicks on spam recipes paying for anyways.

So come on Google, online hard drive, let's see that in Beta.

[ober]

Ick... why give them all your files to index?  Just get your own hosting account.

[KnuckleBuckett]

Yup.

[Steve]

Ick... why give them all your files to index?  Just get your own hosting account.

u said it

[Perspective]

Ick... why give them all your files to index?  Just get your own hosting account.

well, not that I'd run out and upload all my files to google but, I guess the arguments would be:

Cost (free google vs. paid hosting),
Performance,
Stability,
Security.

Yeah, I know that last one is going to cause a spark. But if you consider google "secure", than they can likely do more to protect your files than you can on a host where you don't even have root access.

Plus theres the whole social network aspect, where you can have public files to share.

[Steve]

There is no such thing as a secure file. But even with that said, google would most likely be more secure than alot of regular hosts.

[ober]

There is no such thing as a secure file. But even with that said, google would most likely be more secure than alot of regular hosts.

I don't necessarily agree with that.

And to argue the points:
Cost (free google vs. paid hosting): you can get free hosting... but who can't pony up a few bucks a month?
Performance: How is google any better than a decent host?  I've had less issues with my shared hosting account than I have had with google's non-search related products.
Stability: ?  Same as above. 
Security: No company is devoid of security issues... and you can be damn sure that if Google started hosting people's shit... someone would hack it.

[Steve]

I think that google has more resources to allow them to really dive into things such as the security, as opposed to other companies that dont have that level of ability.