Unless you have been asleep under a tree for the last week, you can’t have failed to notice that Amazon has done something pretty impressive – it has stolen Google’s thunder by launching Cloud Drive.
Even though the name is a little clichéd, it does give you a pretty good idea of what to expect. Cloud Drive is a cloud-based file storage service provided by Amazon. You upload the files you want to store and access – music, videos, photos, etc – and are then free to access them whenever you want using the Cloud Player – an internet based service for Macs and PCs, but currently only available in the US.
Cloud Drive is free for up to 5 GB of media – after that, you have to pay. Interestingly, Amazon are providing mobile access, but only for Android, Blackberry and Palm. Thinking back to last week and the release of Amazon Appstore for Android, it seems that the internet giant is intent on targeting the vast market that the iPhone hasn’t yet managed to tap.
