Amazon Cloud

Raiders Army · 03-29-2011, 05:40 PM

So Amazon got to it before everyone else. 5GB free, and 20GB for $20 a year (free if you buy an album...Britney Spears' new album came out today! (j/k)).

If you have Android, it looks to be an excellent deal. It also looks as if you can upload videos as well in the future. What does everyone think of this?

Amazon Cloud Drive: Learn More

jeff061 · 03-29-2011, 05:46 PM

Will be interesting. They got there first by telling RIAA to go fuck themselves while Google and Apple were playing nice. Hopefully this works for Amazon.

JediKooter · 03-29-2011, 05:50 PM

They charge a dollar a gig. That's expensive. I can get a 1 terrabyte external drive for around 100 dollars on Amazon, they charge 1000 for 1 terrabyte for their cloud service.

I couldn't find anything on there regarding who retains ownership of any files uploaded to their cloud. Do they have any ownership claims?

I'm just not sold with this 'cloud computing' stuff at all. It would make more sense if everyone owned dumb terminals, but, since we don't, I find it useless outside of the business world.

stevew · 03-29-2011, 06:08 PM

I'd be way more interested if I could get more than .75megabits/second upload.

stevew · 03-29-2011, 06:10 PM

Free streaming of movies for Prime recently started. Anyone used it? I have free Student Prime, which doesn't include this.

cartman · 03-29-2011, 06:32 PM

Dropbox was ahead of all of them. Amazon has come in with a lower price, but Dropbox has a pretty loyal following and quite a bit of momentum.

fantom1979 · 03-29-2011, 08:50 PM

How does this compare to SkyDrive?

Windows Live SkyDrive - Online document storage and file sharing

RainMaker · 03-29-2011, 10:16 PM

I've been using Dropbox for awhile now. Is there any reason to switch to Amazon or Skydrive?

Daimyo · 03-31-2011, 04:24 PM

Can you share files/folders with others easily like you can with Dropbox?

03-29-2011, 05:46 PM	#2
jeff061 Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: MA	Will be interesting. They got there first by telling RIAA to go fuck themselves while Google and Apple were playing nice. Hopefully this works for Amazon. __________________

03-29-2011, 05:50 PM	#3
JediKooter Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: San Diego via Sausalito via San Jose via San Diego	They charge a dollar a gig. That's expensive. I can get a 1 terrabyte external drive for around 100 dollars on Amazon, they charge 1000 for 1 terrabyte for their cloud service. I couldn't find anything on there regarding who retains ownership of any files uploaded to their cloud. Do they have any ownership claims? I'm just not sold with this 'cloud computing' stuff at all. It would make more sense if everyone owned dumb terminals, but, since we don't, I find it useless outside of the business world. __________________ I'm no longer a Chargers fan, they are dead to me Coming this summer to a movie theater near you: The Adventures of Jedikooter: Part 4

03-29-2011, 06:32 PM	#6
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	Dropbox was ahead of all of them. Amazon has come in with a lower price, but Dropbox has a pretty loyal following and quite a bit of momentum. __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

03-29-2011, 06:08 PM	#4
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	I'd be way more interested if I could get more than .75megabits/second upload.

03-29-2011, 06:10 PM	#5
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Free streaming of movies for Prime recently started. Anyone used it? I have free Student Prime, which doesn't include this.

03-29-2011, 08:50 PM	#7
fantom1979 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sterling Heights, Mi	How does this compare to SkyDrive? Windows Live SkyDrive - Online document storage and file sharing

03-29-2011, 10:16 PM	#8
RainMaker Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago, IL	I've been using Dropbox for awhile now. Is there any reason to switch to Amazon or Skydrive?

03-31-2011, 04:24 PM	#9
Daimyo College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Berkeley	Can you share files/folders with others easily like you can with Dropbox?

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