Online Drive將成為第二次網絡大戰必爭之地

Posted on October 17th, 2006 by ShineCatcher.
Categories: Uncategorized, WebApp, web2.0.

10月13號Philipp Lenssen 在 Google Blogoscoped寫了一篇關於他嘗試安裝一個由Google洩露出來的GDrive client的文章,瞬即在網上熱傳。軟件名為Platypus,作用是把電腦內的資料上載到Google Server,實現資料同步化,即用online的hardisk取代傳統hardisk。Philipp Lenssen的嘗試當然不成功,因為Platypus相信只可以用Google內部固定IP才連結得上。但這個內部軟件的存在揭示了Google Drive的計劃的確在行進之中。

將應用程式,檔案儲存網絡化是Web 2.0概念裏其中一個重要命題。Online Drive理所當然成為Web 2.0時代兵家必爭之地。

當今幾大巨頭Microsoft,Yahoo!,Google各自都希望成為一個用戶網上的綜合服務平台,當然要攻下Web Drive這一塊戰地,結合各自的所有其他服務,包括Email,Photo,Video等,提升 User Experience。

Google在2006年3月2號的Analyst Day上發佈過將推出Google Drive,一個供用戶儲存所有資料的網上平台:

Store 100% of User Data

With infinite storage, we can house all user files, including: emails, web history, pictures, bookmarks, etc and make it accessible from anywhere (any device, any platform, etc).

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As we move toward the “Store 100%” reality, the online copy of your data will become your Golden Copy and your local-machine copy serves more like a cache. An important implication of this theme is that we can make your online copy more secure than it would be on your own machine.

Another important implication of this theme is that storing 100% of a user’s data makes each piece of data more valuable because it can be access across applications. For example: a user’s Orkut profile has more value when it’s accessible from Gmail (as addressbook), Lighthouse (as access list), etc.

Microsoft也發佈了Live Drive的相關資料。Yahoo!相信也將有所動作。

現在Web Drive出台的障礙是所需的儲存空間和網絡流量太大,特別這三大巨頭各自有海量用戶群,要支撐免費的存儲和上下載的吃力程度可想而知。但趨勢如此,相信不久你可以體驗Web Storage的世界。

 

分析參考:Philipp Lenssen Google Gdrive Client Leaked 

             TechCrunch Another GDrive “Platypus” Leak

 

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