The wait for Google Drive has been a long one, but it will soon be over for PC, Mac, and Android users. A document was accidentally pushed live on Google's French blog, where it was quickly removed, but not before Gerwin Strum was able to make a copy of the document and run it through Translate.
From the leak, we now know that Google Drive will be rolling out to Google users en masse later today, and Google Drive applications will be going live on PC, Mac, and Android at the same time (iOS users are left out in the cold for now). As expected, Google Drive will come with 5 free GB of storage, and will feature close integration with Google Docs. In fact, Google calls Drive the next iteration of Google Docs in the leaked memo.
Many of you have noticed by now that your Google Docs storage limit has increased from 1 to 5GB in anticipation of the Drive launch. Additional space can be bought in 20GB increments for $4/month, up to a maximum of 16 TB per user on the enterprise side. It's unclear what the storage options will be for individual users at this time, though current options are found here. Google is guaranteeing an uptime of 99.9%, likely in an attempt to persuade enterprise customers that they can rely on Google's service.
We should be getting our grubby little hands on the Google Drive application for Android a bit later today. For now, you can read the translated Google Drive posting by clicking the "Show Press Release" button below.
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