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Samsung’s S-Cloud, which seems like a six-letter middle finger to the design lawsuit lawyers, will be out with the Galaxy S III next month, according to Korean newspaper Maeil Business. The only thing is, uhh, why?
S-Cloud will be an apparently unlimited service—though that sounds like it’ll apply to the bandwidth, not the storage—and also have an on-demand store, in case the Google Play store isn’t enough for you. Which, great? But all these OEM cloud services are totally out of hand. Even iCloud, which makes a little more sense since it’s across a whole platform, not just one brand of the platform, isn’t as useful as cross-everything services like Dropbox.
And if everyone locks away all of our data in a million little cloud-based, non-transferable cubby holes, how is that better? Dropbox? Great. iCloud? Sure. Google Drive? OK. Everyone else, please stop this please please ok? [Maeil Business via Verge via Engadget]
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Look at the dates? Isn’t this the same time roughly that Google Drive is rumoured to be launching? New flagship device to go along side a new service which will be a major boost to android in it’self.
I am a bit surprised at Samsung releasing this if it has limited service!
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“Even iCloud, which makes a little more sense since it’s across a whole platform, not just one brand of the platform”
It’s a little unfair to claim that Samsung should only stick to Google Drive because it runs android. Samsung has their Touchwiz interface instead of generic Android, is that a bad thing?
Your lumping in Samsung in with the Android platform is a bit like saying “What’s the point in being Welsh, or Scottish, or Irish? You’re all British”
Apple has icloud, Samsung has S-cloud and possibly Google Drive as well. Choice is a wonderful thing.
Is it just me that really tired of all of these cloud providers trying to jump on the bandwagon?
I know right? Bandwagon jumpers should not be allowed. I remember when Motorola made the first mobile phone and then everyone else decided to join the gravy train. And look at Motorola now.
I only want ONE brand of computer, ONE brand of television, and ONE brand of phone!