Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) was rumored to be offering an online storage service known as the "GDrive" to allow user's to store all of their data on Google's infrastructure. The rumor was started a year ago last March when the service was mentioned in a PowerPoint presentation it had prepared for a meeting with industry analysts. An article appeared in the Wall Street Journal a few days ago that confirmed this service is more than just hearsay:
"...The service could let users access their files via the Internet from different computers and mobile devices when they sign on with a password, and share them online with friends. It could be released as early as a few months from now, one of the people said.
The Mountain View, Calif., company plans to provide some free storage, with additional storage allotments available for a fee, say the people familiar with the matter. Planned pricing isn't known."
Google has been surprisingly close-mouthed about the offering and a spokeswoman would only say "storage is an important component of making Web [applications] fit easily into consumers' and business users' lives."
