I wonder how telling this is:
"We do not guarantee that Your Files will not be subject to misappropriation, loss or damage and we will not be liable if they are. You're responsible for maintaining appropriate security, protection and backup of Your Files."
Is it "use at your own risk no matter how much money you pay us"?
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#12I think Amazon is trying to become the backbone for the 'alternative' set of Android core apps that will inevitably be developed. These apps will appeal to any carrier/OEM that wants to stop licensing from Google, or from companies like Amazon and Facebook who may launch their own devices with splintered versions of Android.
My guess is that Amazon will own content delivery for these devices (books, movies, TV, music) and that Microsoft will round out the rest, with a Bing Maps app and an email app that supports Gmail etc but syncs nicely with Hotmail (which has been totally overhauled since you last tried it). This is entirely a guess on my part, mind you.
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#13is there an S3-like (or simplified) API for this service?
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#14how long until Dropbox makes a full-featured Cloud Player of their own?
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#15Why would one not prefer to use http://droptun.es/ . Is it the added meta info about music and other things that Amazon can use since it has a huge collection of music?
That and the Cloud Player can be accessed on Android devices. Meta info wins me over. It's frustrating to see inconsistent meta tags on things like Grooveshark.
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#16I wonder how telling this is: "We do not guarantee that Your Files will not be subject to misappropriation, loss or damage and we will not be liable if they are. You're responsible for maintaining appropriate security, protection and backup of Your Files." Is it "use at your own risk no matter how much money you pay us"?
Consumer services don't have SLAs. They just don't.
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#17The 20gb free for purchasing an album makes this a pretty clutch deal. They don't compete with dropbox's sync functionality, but they sure do on price and the mp3 cloud player!
Hello cloud based iTunes.
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#18on ubuntu desktop: "The Amazon MP3 Uploader only supports Microsoft Windows (XP, Vista, 7) or Mac OS X running on Intel-based hardware."
yet the normal clouddrive uploader works. weird.
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#19Storage cost is $1/yr/GB which is similar to Amazon's S3 reduced redundancy storage. It is unclear which level of reliability Amazon is promising for the cloud drive. If it is the higher level, it is a good deal.
In addition, it sounds like any songs you buy from their MP3 store are not counted towards your storage.
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#20how long until Dropbox makes a full-featured Cloud Player of their own?
Won't happen, as long as their costs are at least as higher as amazon's