Windows Live SkyDrive is now in beta from Microsoft.
Here are some of the details of this new service:
Unlike the new Microsoft product, Google is offering online storage with limitations (and not free).
Gmail offers over 2.8 GB of free storage to all users, and that space is reserved just for Gmail messages. Similarly, Picasa Web Albums gives users 1 GB of storage just for Picasa Web Albums images.
There’s currently no way to use your free storage space from one product to house content from another. However, if you purchase extra storage from Google, that space will be shared by both products as needed as you upload or receive more data.
So, MSN is offering 250 GB of free storage for use with anything you desire, Google gives you the ability to upgrade your storage for your Google Services (currently just Gmail and Picasa) for a fee. Currently 6 GB for $20 per year, up to 250 GB for $500 per year.
Are we wandering into an online war for storage supremacy?
What are your thoughts?
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I think Microsoft is playing tag along to Google’s breakthrough enterprising. Eventually, just like Gmail, Google storage will give more storage for free with a paid upgrade service. And as usual, Microsuck will follow suit. The real question is where will it stop?
Yes there is a real war going on between between Google and Microsoft but I think Google will be the winner as Google is having always new Ideas and Microsoft is just following it. IE. If Google is giving more space, Microsoft also will do it. So Google is a definite winner
Google is definitely the favorite but by no means count Microsoft out. If they decide to pull their heads out of their but then things just might get interesting. Google definitely has the momentum. And, I really hope Microsoft eventually fails. I just dont like the way they think and put that thinking into their products.