Recently, I took some shots at Microsoft's Private Folder on BloggingStocks.com.
It was definitely an easy target. Basically, it looked like a poorly thought out concept. That is, a Private Folder allows Windows users to keep a password-protected file folder. OK, that is good news for those who want to hide deep secrets, right? But, what if you are a corporation and employees start using it?
Apparently, these are the kinds of questions some managers fail to ask at Microsoft.
It's no secret that Google is developing a mega storage service, GDrive – which I wrote about here on Bloggingstocks.com. Like many of Google's services, it's likely to be super cool.
However, Google now has some insight about the limits of things like storage. True, centralizing such things make sense. But, there is also a balance – in terms of privacy and security.
Something else: there is a blurring of the line between enterprise and consumer users. In other words, when launching a critical product – such as storage – it's probably a good idea to have two versions. This is definitely something for Google to think about for its GDrive. And, ironically, Google can thank its competitor for that.
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